Chapter 5

On the other side, Mo Xiuyao, who had not left at all and had been observing Song Zhi in the dark, raised his eyebrows. He was a little curious about what Song Zhi was going to do in the water. Just as he was about to take a look, he saw Song Zhi quickly grab a stone-spotted fish, then take out a bamboo basket from the Cosmos Bag and throw the fish in.

It was probably because there were not many people in the Demon’s Note Valley, and Mo Xiuyao did not go into the water to catch fish when he was idle, so these little fish were not vigilant and had no sense of danger, and were very easy to catch.

Song Zhi had been busy for half an hour and caught more than 20 fish. She estimated that it was about time, so she stood up and stretched. Just as she was about to get out of the water, she heard a sound from behind.

“Senior Sister, there must be something wrong with Mo Xiuyao. I was standing in front of him just now, but I was suddenly hit by a stone, and twice.”

“Mo Xiuyao was sealed in the Demon’s Note Valley and lost all his cultivation. He’s no different from an ordinary person, so how could he have attacked you? Are you sure it’s not an illusion?”

“Of course I’m sure. Junior Brother can be my witness.” The eldest senior brother, who had just returned, quickly said. The junior brother beside him also nodded repeatedly. “Yes, Senior Sister, I can be a witness. Although I didn’t see the stone, when Eldest Senior Brother was hit, I was sure that I heard the sound stone coming from behind him.”

“Then let’s go and meet Mo Xiuyao. If he really does have something up his sleeve, we’ll immediately go back and report it to the sect. We might even be able to make a great contribution.” As soon as the Senior Sister finished speaking, three people appeared in the open space.

The eldest senior brother was quick to react. He ran to the stream and picked up the bamboo basket by the stream. “Senior Sister, look! Mo Xiuyao is still in the mood to catch fish!”

The woman who was called Senior Sister by the eldest senior brother came forward. She looked at the fish in the bamboo basket and said, “The bamboo basket is still there, which means Mo Xiuyao is nearby.”

After she finished speaking, she looked around, but she only saw the dark forest and wet ground.

“Don’t tell me he heard the commotion and went into hiding?” The junior brother asked doubtfully.

The eldest senior brother sneered. “He must have known that Senior Sister was here. Mo Xiuyao must have been scared and hid.”

“Mighty Senior Sister!” The junior brother immediately flattered her.

Song Zhi, who was hiding in the invisibility cloak, twitched the corner of her mouth. She felt that this eldest senior brother and junior brother were wasting their talents in cultivation. They should go to the mortal world and be the lackeys of the officials and nobles, flattering them every day.

“The Demon’s Note Valley is quite big. If Mo Xiuyao wants to hide from us, I’m afraid we won’t be able to find him in a short time.” The Senior Sister frowned.

“It’s okay. We’ll wait here. I don’t believe Mo Xiuyao won’t come out!” After eldest senior brother finished speaking, he kicked the bamboo basket away.

Because Mo Xiuyao did not care what others said, he did not seem to have a temper, so the outer disciples of the Purple Cloud Sword Sect were not too afraid of him. They did not dare to find trouble with him directly, but they often provoked him with words.

The bamboo basket flew two meters away, and the stone-spotted fish inside fell out, bouncing on the ground like springs. When Song Zhi saw that the fruits of her labor were wasted, she was so angry that she cursed the ancestors of these three people in her heart. The three people who were being scolded did not know anything and were still walking around the stream, not showing any intention of leaving.

Song Zhi’s heart ached when she saw the stone-spotted fish’s movements becoming weaker and weaker, and some of them even stopped moving. She had to eat them fresh to maintain the taste. If she cooked them after they were completely dead, the taste would be greatly reduced. Furthermore, she had carefully selected these 20 fish. The rest of the fish in the stream were either too small or too thin!

In order not to let her efforts go to waste, Song Zhi took a deep breath and picked up a stone. When the three of them were not prepared, she used the same trick and threw it at them.

“Aiya!” The eldest senior brother cried out in shock and covered his head as he quickly complained, “Senior Sister! Someone hit me! Mo Xiuyao is indeed nearby!”

“I saw it, the rock flew out from there!” His junior brother’s eyes were sharp and he quickly pointed in Song Zhi’s direction.

With a straight face, the senior sister looked at where her junior brother was pointing and angrily rebuked, “Mo Xiuyao, I advise you to come out quickly. If you continue to play tricks, I won’t be polite to you!”

The senior sister’s shout was powerful and resounding, but unfortunately, the mountain forest was empty, and there was not even a single echo, nor was there anyone else’s reply.

The three of them were silent for a moment, and the eldest senior brother said tentatively, “I was also hit in the back of the head before, but Mo Xiuyao was opposite me at that time.”

The senior sister suddenly realized and turned to look in the opposite direction. She shouted again, “Mo Xiuyao, hurry up and come out!”