Chapter 29: Stirring

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  Seeing Xu Ziyuan follow Xu Haofei, Xu Haobo's mouth moved slightly, wanting to call out to Xu Haofei and secretly tell him about Xu Ziyuan. However, looking at Xu Ziyuan's determined back as she walked away, he let out a light sigh in his heart and ultimately didn't make a sound.

  Following Xu Haofei to the right fork, there were twenty new outer sect disciples and thirty old outer sect disciples of Xu Ziyuan, as well as fifty inner sect disciples. Whether it was cultivation or status, the new disciples were the worst, so they also walked at the back of the team very consciously.

  "Zi Yan sister!" Xiu Li said softly, following closely behind Xiu Ziyan: "We're really being used as cannon fodder."

  Xu Ziyuan grasped Xu Li's hand and gently pinched it, softly saying: "Li Mei, are you afraid?"

  Xu Li gently shook her head and said: "That's not it, just died, but there is some unwillingness in my heart."

  Xu Ziyuan turned her head to look at the expressions of the new disciples around her, their faces were uniformly serious, and nothing could be seen. However, when they saw Xu Ziyuan looking at them, their eyes immediately revealed a hint of discontent in their hearts. Xu Ziyuan let out a light sigh in her heart, knowing that saying anything now would be superfluous, so she simply quietly raised her right hand, clenched it into a fist, and swept her gaze over the crowd with determination. The new disciples saw Xu Ziyuan's action and immediately also clenched their fists, their eyes filled with trust as they looked at Xu Ziyuan, and then their eyes also became determined.

  Seeing the emotions of the new disciples stabilizing, Xu Ziyuan nodded silently and sighed softly in her heart:

  "All I can do is just cheer them up, their fate depends on their future luck."

  At this time, a man's voice suddenly came from beside his ear: "Ziyan, Master Xutang is really talented in commanding, considering everything, taking care of the overall situation, digging pitfalls, setting up mechanisms, and even deploying us to set up the first line of defense. He is indeed a brilliant talent in our family!"

  Xu Ziyuan turned his head and looked around, but didn't know when Xu Lin had come to his side. He let out a soft "hmm" and said:

  "Xu Lin, you've also been assigned to the first line of defense."

  "Really!" Xu Lin said with a smile: "Just now I saw you at a glance, but I didn't expect that you didn't notice me."

  Xu Ziyuan felt the gaze of those new disciples focusing on herself, her face couldn't help but flush red, and she said softly:

  "Ah! The younger sisters and others are all newly joined disciples, with low cultivation levels. They're all worried about their future encounters with demonic beasts. How can they compare to the inner sect's disciples? Who has the time to go around observing everywhere?"

  Xu Lin smiled bitterly and said: "Where did I observe all around? I just saw you at once!"

  "Huh?"

  A soft "ah" sound came from behind, in unison with the new disciples. Xu Ziyuan glared at Xu Lin fiercely, her face suddenly flushing again, and quickly changed the subject:

  "Xu Lin, brother, we are about to go into battle with the demonic beast. Aren't you afraid?"

  Xu Lin also heard the soft "ah" of the new disciples, and he smiled awkwardly: "What's there to be afraid of? The body of a demon beast is all treasure, besides, cultivators are meant to grow in battle, otherwise how would they have the saying 'going out for training'? Now that such a good opportunity is right in front of us, we should grasp it tightly and temper ourselves thoroughly."

  Xu Ziyuan saw Xu Lin's majestic appearance and couldn't help but admire him, nodding her head and saying:

  "Master Xulun is right, with such a mindset, your future cultivation will be boundless."

  Xu Lin was praised by Xu Ziyuan, and his face turned slightly red with embarrassment. Xu Ziyuan couldn't help but laugh at the sight. Seeing Xu Ziyuan's gentle smile, Xu Lin became even more embarrassed. The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous, and both of them fell silent.

  At this time, the sky began to snow heavily again, and the marching team gradually moved towards the high slope. The two sides of the fork were mountain peaks, so the fierce mountain wind poured into the fork. In an instant, the wind was strong and the snow was dense.

  Xu Ziyuan followed the team in a hurry through the mountains, cold wind mixed with snowflakes hitting her face, the biting mountain wind blowing up the hem of her clothes rustling. Xu Ziyuan took a deep breath, narrowed her eyes and looked up at the sky, where snowflakes were swirling, just like her current mood, confused.

  He came to this world inexplicably, became a cultivator inexplicably, and now he was going to fight against the demon beast that he had never faced before. At this time, the team stopped, and they had already arrived at the first line of defense. Xu Ziyuan raised his eyes and looked towards the distance of the fork in the road, suddenly feeling a violent and fierce aura rushing over.

  Xu Ziyanyan's eyelids twitched, recalling Fang Tiancheng's warning of the impending beast tide. She couldn't help but think to herself that this time, the beast tide was likely going to be enormous.

  Xu Lin stood beside Xu Ziyuan, also gazing forward. The wind and snow battered his slender yet somewhat thin body, but his eyes were filled with a fierce determination. Turning to see Xu Ziyuan's expression was somewhat bewildered, Xu Lin thought she was afraid, and couldn't help but gently grasp her hand, saying in a low voice:

  "Zi Yan, don't be afraid!"

  Xu Ziyanyan let out a soft sigh, blinked her eyes, and in an instant, her eyes became clear as water. She smiled calmly at Xu Lin and said:

  "Thanks, Master Xu Lin. Ziyan is not afraid, just thinking of some things from the past."

  "Hmm!" Xu Lin nodded, with a knowing expression, but immediately said: "Zi Yan sister, if this defensive line can't hold up, you should escape back to the main hall first, I'll cover for you."

  After hearing Xu Lin's words, Xu Ziyuan's heart couldn't help but feel some emotion. She didn't know if Xu Lin was saying this because of her or if he would say the same thing to any girl. However, she still looked at Xu Lin and softly said:

  "Thank you, Master Xu Lin. However, I won't escape alone; I must follow the orders of Twelfth Uncle."

  Xu Lin thought for a moment and smiled, no longer speaking. However, his expression revealed that he would definitely protect Xu Ziyuan. Seeing Xu Lin's expression, Xu Ziyuan's heart was inevitably touched. She found that at this moment, Xu Lin had actually taken a small step into her heart.

  At this time, Xu Haofei had already begun to arrange manpower. He divided the 100 disciples into five groups, each consisting of ten inner and outer disciples, stationed at the five small roads leading to the fork in the road.

  Xu Lin originally wanted to be in the same group as Xu Ziyuan, but in the end Xu Ziyuan persuaded him to join another ten new disciples and asked him to take care of those ten new disciples who were separated from her. As she watched Xu Lin's back disappear with the ten new disciples, Xu Ziyuan's mood was somewhat melancholy.

  In her heart, she had some feelings for Xu Lin, but now facing the unknown danger, she didn't dare to put her emotions into it. She let out a soft sigh and thought to herself that it was better to maintain the current situation.

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