My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 374 - 54: Ji Ziyao

Nan Hua definitely wasn’t going to let the Flame Lion succeed. Seeing the Flame Lion charge forward, he pressed his right index and middle fingers together, quickly drawing an array. He then raised his hand, the array enlarged in front of him, and with a push, it rushed directly toward the Flame Lion.

The Flame Lion ignored the blue array and continued its leap. Its head collided with the array, and its body was bounced back. The impact was so strong that it sat dazedly on the ground, while the array shattered and dispersed into Immortal Qi, disappearing into the air.

After throwing out the array, Nan Hua’s hands did not remain idle. He quickly drew another array. Taking advantage of the Flame Lion’s daze, he rushed to its front and slapped the array towards it.

The array enlarged over the Flame Lion’s head, causing more than a dozen magic swords, condensed from golden immortal power, to appear from within. Before the Flame Lion could react, they fiercely stabbed toward its head.

"Roar!"

The magic swords pierced the Flame Lion’s body, causing it to roar in pain. It looked at Nan Hua, wanting to charge over and tear Nan Hua apart, but it was nailed in place by those magic swords.

Nan Hua raised an eyebrow, glanced at the Flame Lion, and drew another array, slapping it onto the Flame Lion.

This time, the array disappeared directly into the Flame Lion’s body. Its pupils contracted, and its body collapsed into a heap, falling to the ground, lifeless.

Nan Hua extracted the inner core of the Flame Lion, thought for a moment, took out a talisman, and threw it onto the Flame Lion’s corpse. Instantly, the body was engulfed in flames, and shortly afterward, it disappeared, leaving only a pile of ashes. Nan Hua waved his fan, dispersing even the ashes into the wind.

With the crisis averted, he finally had a chance to survey his surroundings.

He found himself on a vast grassland, with nothing but grassland stretching as far as the eye could see. In the distance, small black dots could be seen, likely the figures of spirit beasts or humans. There was nothing else, leaving him momentarily dumbfounded.

He had imagined many scenarios, but never expected to be teleported to such a place.

This place was only slightly better than a desert, but without trees or buildings, it was still difficult to discern direction.

He stood in place for a while, attempting sword flight, but found himself unable to fly. It seemed like there was a special restraint here, making it impossible to use sword flight.

Feeling frustrated, he could only move helplessly towards the area with the black dots, hoping to encounter other people.

...

Mu Chen was the luckiest among the four, having been teleported into a dense forest with no spirit beasts or other dangers nearby.

After opening his eyes, he glanced around, finding the surroundings unfamiliar. He thought for a moment, marked a tree, and then chose a direction to leave.

After walking about four or five hundred meters, he heard the sounds of a fight. Looking around, he jumped onto a very tall and sturdy tree, and through the gaps of the branches and leaves, he looked down.

Not far from him, a man was battling a Cloud Patterned Tiger at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

The man wore a tight-fitting black outfit, his hair tied with a Jade Crown, and one end of the jade hairpin was crescent-shaped. When he turned, Mu Chen saw the silver crescent on his chest, the emblem of one of the four prominent Immortal Sects, the Moon Shadow Pavilion. Clearly, the man was a disciple of the Moon Shadow Pavilion.

His cultivation should also be at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Though facing the Cloud Patterned Tiger was challenging, he remained quite composed, not falling into a disadvantage.

Just as the man, due to a moment of inattention, was scratched by the Cloud Patterned Tiger on the arm, another figure suddenly joined the fray.

The newcomer wore the purple robe of a direct disciple from the Langya Immortal Sect. Her hair was tied up high with a golden hairpin. Her figure was delicate, her appearance beautiful, moving gracefully like a willow in the wind, yet she showed no mercy in dealing with the Cloud Patterned Tiger.

Mu Chen recognized Song Xinrong at a glance, surprised by her actions, as she didn’t seem like someone who would risk herself to save others. However, after seeing the Moon Shadow Pavilion disciple’s appearance, he somewhat understood Song Xinrong’s intentions.

Recently, Song Xinrong’s behavior in the Langya Immortal Sect had not been discreet. Although widely rumored for her beauty, simplicity, and kindness, based on his limited interactions with her, Mu Chen could see how self-absorbed she was and how ambitious she could be.

She seemed attracted to handsome men and believed those men should be interested in her. She was adept at flirting with them, and her previous attempts to gain their attention had ended in embarrassment, giving rise to her animosity towards them.

The Moon Shadow Pavilion is considered a rather mysterious sect among the four major Immortal Sects. Although the number of people in the sect is smaller than the other three, everyone knows how high the threshold is to enter the Moon Shadow Pavilion. The young man in front of her appears to be under twenty, not only is he handsome, but he also possesses cultivation at the Peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. In Song Xinrong’s eyes, he is undoubtedly an excellent target.

After coming to this understanding, he could already predict what would happen next. Song Xinrong, having helped the young man, would certainly try every means to make him one of her admirers, and the young man would most likely be no match for Song Xinrong, highly possible to be won over by her.

Watching the two people below jointly kill the Cloud Patterned Tiger, he felt somewhat disheartened and, taking advantage of their inattention, left in another direction with a light tap of his toe.

After his departure, the Moon Shadow Pavilion disciple and Song Xinrong below also solved the problem of the Cloud Patterned Tiger together.

"I am Ji Ziyao from Moon Shadow Pavilion, thank you for your help, Miss. May I ask your name?" Ji Ziyao, who had just focused on the Cloud Patterned Tiger, hadn’t noticed Song Xinrong’s appearance. After seeing her clearly, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he spoke with a clear voice.

"I am Song Xinrong from Langya Immortal Sect, no need for thanks, Mr. Ji, it was just a small effort." Song Xinrong naturally noticed the admiration in Ji Ziyao’s eyes, her lips curved slightly upwards, her voice gentle.

"Thank you, Miss Song, I will remember this favor. If Miss Song ever needs assistance in the future, Ziyao will certainly do his utmost to help." Ji Ziyao had a relatively good impression of Song Xinrong, as she seemed soft and weak but was willing to help him, which showed her kindness. Such a person, he believed, would not be disliked by anyone.

"There’s no need to do so, Mr. Ji. As I said, it was just a small effort, and I would have helped even if it were someone else." Song Xinrong couldn’t accept the gratitude, continuing to show her generosity and kindness.

"Even so, I have received favor from you, Miss. Wouldn’t it be ungrateful if I did nothing? Miss Song, there’s no need to refuse." Ji Ziyao said with a stern face, sounding serious upon seeing Song Xinrong’s response.

Hearing this, Song Xinrong was momentarily stunned and, seeing Ji Ziyao’s serious look, inwardly vented her frustration but outwardly smiled and nodded.

"Miss Song, rest assured, Ziyao will not back out. Time is tight in the Secret Realm, so I won’t delay Miss Song any further. Please take care." Ji Ziyao, seeing Song Xinrong nod, felt satisfied, then clasped his hands and spoke to Song Xinrong.

Song Xinrong froze again, her smile became somewhat stiff. She had been prepared to wait for Ji Ziyao to invite her to join him, but unexpectedly, Ji Ziyao used her and then dismissed her, showing no intention of taking their relationship further.

If it weren’t for Ji Ziyao’s apparent admiration for her previously, she would have doubted whether Ji Ziyao had a problem with his aesthetic sense.

"Mr. Ji," although she was almost furious inside, considering Ji Ziyao as a valued prospect, and not wanting to be alone in the Secret Realm, she braced herself and spoke, "It’s quite dangerous in the Secret Realm, and being alone is somewhat unsafe. Could you accompany me?"

If it were an ordinary man and a pretty woman said so, he would certainly agree without thinking. However, Ji Ziyao was not an ordinary man.

He glanced at Song Xinrong, saw her slightly nervous expression, seemingly really worried and scared, and felt that since she had just helped him, leaving her alone was indeed somewhat excessive. Thus, he nodded and agreed.

"If Miss Song is really worried, we can go together," He still maintained a stern face, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

In Ji Ziyao’s view, the Secret Realm only opens for ten days, and each sect assigns tasks. Disciples like them want to gain treasures or other things unavailable outside. Naturally, they should hurry to explore the Secret Realm. Even if they wanted to partner up, it should be with their fellow disciples because mutual trust can be established more easily, unlike Song Xinrong, who partners with someone she just met.

Thinking that Song Xinrong was too naive for not knowing such common sense, he kept a calm surface concealing his thoughts.

Although dissatisfied with Ji Ziyao’s attitude, fortunately, Ji Ziyao didn’t refuse to accompany her, indicating she still had a chance later on.

Looking at Ji Ziyao’s face, Song Xinrong’s expression remained very delicate, but she had resolved to make Ji Ziyao fall for her, to regard her as his sky during this time.

With different thoughts in mind, after handling the Cloud Patterned Tiger’s corpse, they left the place to continue exploring the dense forest.

...

On the other side, Gu Qingqing had been in the dense forest for half a day. Apart from encountering the Red Blood Python initially, she was quite lucky afterward, as she hardly encountered any spirit beasts. She even found several precious herbs, including those required for the sect’s task, which she carefully dug up and stored.

Along the way, she would leave the agreed-upon symbols on trees at intervals, making it easier for others to find her. After walking for most of the day, she was delighted to find a small creek, hurriedly running over to wash her hands and face, then took out pre-prepared food from her Storage Bracelet.

Just as she was resting and eating, a faint sound of footsteps appeared in her ears.