The Scum Is A ***

"Was it you?!" xiao Ling asked as he glared at Bai Tan and Ling Yun who is on Bai Tan.

Bai Tan almost dropped Ling Yun just to flee but he can't drop Ling Yun. Thus, he had to endure. He slowly descended to the ground and Ling Yun, although scared of this new 'person' that appeared, still had to thank xiao Ling as well as xiao Bao for saving him.

He looked at the scattered limbs of the demons like sliced cabbages and gulped nervously. One of his saviors had an ill temper while the other one, although didn't answer, looked cold. He wanted to cry but he can't. "T – thank you for saving me." He told them. "Are you from the Righteous Alliance?" he asked. Even if they saved him, he still remembered all the participants.

These two aren't participants. And this space should only have demons. Thus, they could be from the Righteous Alliance.

"Ha. Is he master's new disciple?" xiao Ling spoke as he looked at Ling Yun from head to toe, then from toe to head. "He is dumber than that Er Zi." He said.

Ling Yun. "???" what's got me being dumb or not got to do with you?! He thought and bit his tongue to not curse. But, wait… 'master'? 'new disciple'? He thought and his eyes widened when it finally dawned on him.

"Xiao Ling, he has offended you. But be kind." Xiao Bao told xiao Ling with a doting tone.

Ling Yun. "…" what the fck! I have offended him for being 'dumb'?!

Everyone outside who is watching. "…" what's this atmosphere?! This interaction looked familiar?! They thought and looked at Fei Yin and Cheng Sheng. "…" well, fck! Like masters, like sword spirits!

Ling Xi whose face darkened. "…" this sword spirit is as offensive as his master! He thought and looked at Cheng Sheng.

Cheng Sheng coughed and looked away while Fei Yin just laughed.

…

Inside the space, Ling Yun's expression is about to fall. But, he had to smile. "So, you are master's sword spirit." He gently spoke though he is raging inside. "Thank you for saving me." He said and smiled.

"Whatever." Xiao Ling rolled his eyes. "Bai Tan, wake me up again and I'll burn you to ashes so you can't regenerate!" he told Bai Tan.

Bai Tan almost flew away but xiao Bao grabbed it. This traitor! Bai Tan thought and wanted to glare at xiao Bao but it has no eyes. Xiao Ling yawned and entered the space. Obviously, to sleep.

Xiao Bao saw xiao Ling has left and his expression turned even colder. He turned to Ling Yun who wanted to run away as far as he could now. So you can even become colder than earlier?! He raged in his mind but maintained his smile outside.

"The rules of the third stage of the competition should have updated." Xiao Bao spoke.

Ling Yun started and immediately activated the stone.

"Xiao Ling and I will be patrolling in the forbidden area but don't come here even if we are here to protect you." Xiao Bao glared at Ling Yun.

Ling Yun and everyone who heard it. "…" so you treat the forbidden area as your dating place?!?!

Xiao Bao coughed. "Your points will be deducted if we will save you. So, don't seek death." He said. "Since this served as a warning, your points, which is currently zero, won't be reduced to negatives. But, if any of you will be saved by either of us, your points will be deducted and if you will be saved by us both, the points deducted will be doubled." He explained.

Ling Yun's eyes widened in shock and he scanned the rules. It is really as xiao Bao said. Xiao Bao and xiao Ling are referred as 'helpers' including Bai Tan, the Shapeshifting Blanket. But, Bai Tan is a defensive helper while the other two are offensive helpers.

Then, suddenly, everyone saw xiao Bao grinned. "Of course, we also can steal points from you." He said.

Ling Yun, as well as everyone watching, was shocked.

"This is a new rule." The host said, to which the audience cheered since the competition will become livelier.

But, the sect leaders can't be happy, since their disciples are greatly pitted. By. Cheng. Sheng! And now, the sword spirits!

…

"You hope xiao Ling would still feel sleepy since he won't come out. If he is not, he will come out, and since he is mischievous, he would definitely steal your points." Xiao Bao said. The points he is referring to are the demons. "Of course, you also better not let him see you." He looked at Ling Yun. "He will definitely target you because you roused him from his sleep." He told him before he left.

Ling Yun's tears almost fell and his heart is about to collapse. Why him?! He thought. How can he be so unlucky as the Huakai Sect?!

(The Huakai Sect who had been shot: … we refuse to comment.)

"Ling Yun!" a loud voice called.

Ling Yun turned and was shocked to see Fei Yinzi. "Er Zi?!" he exclaimed. He was about to take a step back but then he saw the other's worried expression. This… has he finally accepted me as his shidi? He thought as he looked at Fei Yinzi with uncertainty.

"Whew! Looked like he is fine." Tang Li and Li Yan sighed in relief when they saw that Ling Yun didn't sustain any injuries nor he has wounds.

"The corpses…" Qi Lan looked at the dismembered corpses of the demons.

"It could be the two helpers residing in the forbidden area that the rules mentioned." Wu Lian said. "Bai Tan should be the defensive helper. Who are these two offensive helpers?" he asked.

"They are xiao Bao and xiao Ling." Ling Yun answered. "They are the ones who helped me earlier." He explained.

"'xiao Bao'?" they muttered while Fei Yinzi's face turned black. "But, wasn't he just a child?" they asked.

Ling Yun nodded. "Yes. But that was before. Now, he looked like the same age as us." he told them.

"Oh… how about this xiao Ling?" Qi Lan asked.

"He should be my master's sword spirit." Fei Yinzi gloomily answered. Now, the sword spirits have joined. "And they can take our points from us…" he frowned. The sword spirits joined not to help them, but bully them!

Everyone grimaced when they remembered this rule.

"Let's go back to the others first and discuss this with them." Li Yan suggested.

"Yes." they answered.

"Let's go." Fei Yinzi told Ling Yun. "Take these. That will restore your strength and qi." He said as he gave him magic pills.

"Ah, yes." Ling Yun was startled and he nodded, feeling flatters. He didn't act shy and immediately ate the magic pills.

Everyone saw that the color of Ling Yun's face returned and then they immediately left the forbidden area.

…

The base that Cui Xiao chose is a hill with a nearby lake and river. The other participants must have also seen their signal but they didn't react for they still don't need magic pills, potions and talismans right now.

"What?! He has been attacked by demons?!" Cui Xiang exclaimed when they heard what Fei Yinzi said.

"He has injured his foot." Fei Yinzi spoke.

Everyone was startled, including Ling Yun. Ling Yun has been hiding it but Fei Yinzi still noticed. Fei Yinzi said and slightly pushed Ling Yun towards Cui Xiang.

Ling Yun immediately avoided falling into Cui Xiang but then grimaced when he felt his foot hurt when he turned. "I concede defeat!" he said and used his sword as a cane.

Fei Yinzi didn't answer and turned to the others. Whether Ling Yun wants to be treated or not, it doesn't matter to him. He already helped him enough. "Since we now have a base, shall we place some traps?" he asked. "Xiao-jie, can I help?" he asked Cui Xiao.

"Yes." Cui Xiao nodded in agreement. "Wen Wen." She called.

"Here!" Wen Wen answered. "Who wants to join in placing traps?" he asked as he grinned at them.

"Me!" Jing De immediately answered.

"This seems interesting. I want to join, too." Li Yan said.

"I won't. It would be lucky enough for me to not trap myself while setting up the trap." Tang Li said and wryly smiled.

The others looked at him in pity. The Huakai Sect is infamous for being an unlucky sect.

"Qi Lan-ge?' He Shun looked at Qi Lan.

"Then, I will help. He Shun, you stay here." Qi Lan told him.

"Wu-shidi, how about you?" Chen Wu asked Wu Lian.

"En." Wu Lian answered.

"Then, I will take Su Yi with me and look for pheasants or rabbits for our dinner later." Su Mi spoke. "Who wants to follow us?" she asked.

"Me!" Tang Li answered.

"Then, I'll go with your group." Jing Xu said.

"You can take Chen Su with you." Chen Wu said as he pushed Chen Su to the group.

Su Mi nodded. "Xiang-shimei, do you have a list of the herbs you need in refining magic pills or potions?" she asked Cui Xiang.

"Yes. Here, shijie. Thank you in advance." Cui Xiang spoke as she handed her the list.

The two groups then departed to set up traps and to look for their dinner.