The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 247 - 246 I Don’t Care About Reputation

Chapter 247: Chapter 246 I Don’t Care About Reputation

Under the scrutiny of everyone’s gaze.

Xie Jiuniang wasn’t the least bit flustered, "No need to ask, it’s these Puppet Horses, they are all part of my practice."

"Other masters would melt down the flawed goods, just worried that the flawed ones will get out." Zhan Chengxiu actually couldn’t understand it.

"They worry it will affect their reputation, I don’t care," Xie Jiuniang said without a hint of concern, choosing to keep anything that didn’t affect functionality.

As it turned out, this approach was feasible.

Zhan Chengxiu gave her a thumbs up, even claiming that he would learn from her in the future, to be a thrifty person.

Raoyang summoned the Water Kirin again to lead the way.

The group hurriedly embarked on their journey, traveling smoothly for a while.

Along the way, they encountered a swarm of insects and effortlessly passed through, also coming across some carcasses, both Human and Demonic Beast, old and new. They also came upon a marsh.

The surface of the marsh was inscrutable.

It was covered with dead weeds and such, and had it not been for the hidden corpses that raised their suspicions, they might have carelessly stepped into it.

Then, there were Xie Jiuniang’s Puppet Horses.

The flying mode was activated.

The terrain and environment of Longyuan Abyss were very special; flying more than three zhang high would increase the invisible pressure significantly. However, flying close to the ground minimized the pressure considerably.

Thus, the group was practically skimming the surface of the marsh as they flew.

Just as they were about to safely fly over the marsh, the Water Kirin looked towards the marsh in panic, "Master, run quickly, the monster beneath the marsh has awakened!"

"What?"

Xie Jiuniang was startled and quickly cranked up the speed to the max, "Everyone, run for your lives, something from under the marsh is coming up!"

Raoyang was puzzled, but after sensing the marsh again, his face instantly changed color, "Run quickly!"

"It’s above the Nascent Soul strength!"

It was an existence they couldn’t defeat.

So, everyone flew forward rapidly.

But the creature beneath the marsh was strong. Just as they were about to reach the shore, the water behind them churned, revealing the ferocious back of a huge crocodile that set its malevolent gaze on Xie Jiuniang and the others as if it had suddenly seen food after a long hunger.

Raoyang was the first to respond, turning back to block for a moment.

A strike of lightning delayed the giant crocodile just long enough for everyone else to successfully cross the marsh.

Mo Chuan shouted, "Brother Raoyang!"

"Go ahead!" Raoyang yelled back, "I’ll hold it off for a moment."

"No, it’s too dangerous!"

"Since when have you been such a fusspot? I’m not going to die. I’ll catch up with you guys later," Raoyang signaled for them to move on quickly.

Qiao Shiyun tugged at Mo Chuan’s sleeve, "Mo Chuan, let’s go! My second senior brother is staying behind to cover our retreat, he must have a way out."

From what she knew, her second senior brother was not the type to sacrifice himself for others. If he dared to stay behind and buy them time, he must be confident of escaping.

If they didn’t cooperate, they might actually hold him back instead.

After all, this giant crocodile lived in the marsh, and it couldn’t just stay on land. With no one to stop it, it wouldn’t take long to catch up with the group, and casualties could occur.

Raoyang alone held the creature back for a moment.

It was the best decision!

No longer hesitating, Mo Chuan turned and led the group away.

Xie Jiuniang was the quickest to flee.

Even though she was the weakest, bizarrely, among those escaping, she was the quickest.

Ren Bingyan and Mo Chuan looked at her again and again.

They were Golden Core cultivators, right?

She was only at the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment, correct?

How could she escape so quickly?

Not until they could no longer see anyone behind them did they gradually stop and look back in that direction.

There, they could faintly hear the sounds of fighting.

Suddenly, after a loud noise, all was quiet.

Xie Jiuniang clenched her fists tightly.

Everyone kept silent, clearly worried about Raoyang.

Even though Raoyang had said there wouldn’t be any danger, not seeing anyone for a moment couldn’t stop the worry that filled their hearts.

Zhan Chengxiu hesitated and said, "Should we go back and check?"

"Brother Raoyang is fine," Mo Chuan declared.

Qiao Shiyun followed, "My second senior brother is very strong, everyone need not worry too much."

Among the nine of them, Qiao Shiyun was the calmest.

Raoyang staying behind was out of a sense of responsibility, but should a life and death crisis occur, he would surely be the first to flee.

As expected, before long.

Raoyang appeared, covered in dust and dirt.

As he approached, he shook the sleeves of his robe, and with a Dust Cleansing Technique, the swamp mud clinging to him was gone.

"What are you all dazed for, hurry up and move! I only stunned the giant crocodile for a moment with an explosion, I didn’t kill it," Raoyang led the way forward rapidly.

Xie Jiuniang almost instantly caught up.

The others came to their senses and hastily followed suit.

After fleeing for another stretch, the group finally didn’t feel the vague threat anymore, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

"We owe a lot to second senior brother this time!" Tong Hanming came forward to bow to Raoyang.

Zhan Chengxiu, Ban Pu, and others followed to express their gratitude.

Lastly, it was Xie Jiuniang’s turn who brought a basket of red fruits, "Second senior brother, thank you for your selfless help, this basket of red fruits is a small token of my gratitude."

Raoyang looked at the basket of red fruits in his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Those who couldn’t bear to see it thought Xie Jiuniang was being stingy. However compared to their mere verbal thanks, it made them seem inferior even to the stingy her.

Far inferior.

My face is a bit hot, what should I do?

It wasn’t actually like that.

Today Raoyang helped them, and they would remember it, considering it a debt of gratitude.

If Raoyang encountered any trouble in the future, they would help him.

But Xie Jiuniang’s basket of Spirit Fruits made them extremely embarrassed.

Raoyang’s smile rippled as he accepted the red fruits, "I was actually a bit thirsty, little junior sister has come at the right time, thank you."

"No need to thank me, if you want to eat more in the future, I still have plenty," Xie Jiuniang promised with a thump on her chest, almost ready to take charge of all his future Spirit Fruits.

The Water Kirin pounced up and clung to her leg, "Master, Xiaoshui wants to eat fruit too."

"Alright, alright, here you go."

Xie Jiuniang fed the Water Kirin a bunch of Spirit Fruits.

The group once again mounted their Puppet Horses and continued forward.

Xie Jiuniang sent a message asking, "Little Shuishui, which way are we headed now?"

"Ah, master, Xiaoshui doesn’t know."

"You don’t know, and you’re still leading the way? Earlier we mistakenly entered a Great Demon’s territory, did you not know that either?"

"Wuwu, Xiaoshui really didn’t know, I just felt that going in this direction made my body feel a bit more comfortable," the Water Kirin explained in a milky voice with a look of grievance.

Xie Jiuniang was at a loss for words, "We’re trying to find the exit to Longyuan Abyss."

"The exit of Longyuan Abyss, Xiaoshui doesn’t know about that."

"This..."

Feeling that something was amiss, Xie Jiuniang relayed the matter to Raoyang.

Raoyang gradually came to a stop.

As he at the front stopped, the people following behind halted as well.

Ren Bingyan asked with uncertainty, "Brother Raoyang, did you discover something?"

"No, there’s something I need to discuss with everyone," Raoyang explained the original intention of the Water Kirin leading the way, which left everyone present stunned, "What do you think? Should we continue following its feeling or should we look for the exit ourselves?"

Mo Chuan was the first to voice his opinion, "I trust the senses of the Auspicious Beast."

"But we encountered the giant crocodile just now..."

"That’s not its fault, none of us noticed anything at the time."

"It says that this direction feels comfortable, maybe it leads directly to the exit. In my opinion, following the comfortable direction is the right way to go!"

Everyone chimed in one after another, and in the end, they chose to trust the Water Kirin. It was a well-known fact from ancient times that Water Kirins had the ability to seek good fortune and avoid disaster.

Even if this was a half-disabled juvenile.