140 Jade Forest-1
' Anna, can you tell me which mother were you talking about? Don't hide it I know you blurted it out accidentally earlier. ' Jayden asked in his mind while maintaining an indifferent expression.
" Today's weather is so nice, Isn't it? " Anna commented.
' It is horrible and don't change the subject, just tell me or you will have bad luck for an entire day. ' he said jokingly.
" It's my power nap time, see you later, byee~ " Anna said and then fell silent.
" Sigh " Jayden sighed loudly, he knew Anna was not going to tell him anything so he didn't pester her any further.
Soon they reached the entrance of the Jade forest, all four of the leaders walked forward and stood while facing all the disciples.
" All the disciples stand behind your group leaders. " Qiang commanded.
All the disciples followed his words and were divided into two groups, Jayden stood in front of Xiao, as he looked at her with a mischievous smile.
Xiao Rong averted her eyes, Qiang was observing both of them closely he was wondering just what had happened between them, suppressing his curiosity and anger, he announced:
" Now follow your leaders and don't separate from your group under any circumstance, if you spot any beast or bandits, report immediately. "
After finishing he turned around and began to walk along with Xiao, both the groups took separate paths. Jayden could sense the presence of a few elders around him, who were probably there to protect them.
He activated his void skill and scanned the forest, although there was a slight suppression because of which the range of the void decreased, but he was still able to sense pretty far away.
The strongest monster Jayden sensed was at the 9th stage of the spirit Creation realm. But the bandits were still too far away, Jayden planned to use them to exact his plan.
*CRIEEEEK*
Jayden followed behind them silently, soon they heard the sound of a beast, it was at early stages of the Qi refining realm, then all the disciples halted their movements and observed their surroundings carefully.
" Look around carefully, divine into groups of three and watch each other's back. " Qiang announced.
Then he glanced at Xiao and spoke softly: " Xiao leave everything to me, it's just a weak beast. " he showed her a gentle smile and walks forward.
From behind the trees, a bear like beast walked out, it glared at the disciple and as it rejoiced about finding such a treat, it produces a loud roar.
*ROARRRRRRRR*
Most of the disciples trembled in fear, they got closer to each other and looked at the beast with dread in their eyes. Qiang faced the bear without showing a glimpse of fear on his face.
" Everyone look closely, this is how you kill a beast," he shouted and walked towards the beast.
The bear glared at him, it stood on its hind legs and charged towards Qiang. The bear pointed its claws towards his face and slashed vertically.
" humph weak cub dared to attack me, you are courting death. " Qiang shouted and released his aura of the Core Formation realm.
The bear halted his attack and its body shook in fear, as he slowly began to retreat. It had lost the will to fight, but Qiang wasn't going to just let it go.
He leaps forward and launches a palm strike towards the bear, it was so fast that the bear can only watch as a hole appeared in its chest.
*GRRRRRR*
The bear took its last breath and soon life faded away from its eyes, all the disciples looked at Qiang in amazement, they couldn't believe how easily he had killed it.
" After you've killed your prey, don't forget to take out its beast core. " Qiang said and then walked towards the body of the beast, he bent in front of it and took out a knife.
He slowly makes a straight cut at its chest and then takes out the beast's core before showing it to everyone.
" Senior brother Qiang is so awesome, I had heard rumours about how good he is at fighting, but now that I've seen it first hand, I don't think I'll ever forget the scene of him defeating the beast. " one disciple commented.
" I've fallen even deeply for senior brother, I don't think I could ever find someone as good as him. " one girl said.
" I wish I could fight like that, maybe I could get a beautiful girl too. "
All disciple were showing their admiration for Qiang, who stood with his head held high, he was surrounded by an aura of nobility and power.
He looked to the side and glanced at Xiao's face, hoping to see any kind of emotions but was instantly disappointed by the look of indifference on her face.
Qiang had loved Xiao for as long as he could remember, he did everything to get her attention, he even cultivated with all his might for the last few years, but no matter what he did she never looked at him the way he wanted to.
Qiang became the strongest disciple in the sect and took many dangerous missions, he killed if needed, just so that he can marry her and finally his wish came true and he was engaged to her.
He always believed that no matter how indifferent she may seem as long as he showed her his true love and they married, she would eventually reciprocate his feelings.
There were many disciples who proposed their love to Xiao, and each and every one of them was beaten half to death by Qiang's underlings. Then he found out about Wang Jin, who had been pestering her on a daily basis.
He was a joke in Qiang's eyes, Ane he was also the son of the Matriarch, so he didn't make any big moves and trusted Xiao Rong's mother with this task, who promised to deal with Wang Jin. After that, he had completely forgotten about him.
But now seeing Xiao's strange behaviour whenever she saw Wang Jin, Qiang's blood boiled in anger. He was already making plans to deal with him away from everyone's eyes.
Jayden sensed his killing intent but just turned a blind eye to it, he couldn't care less about him. After collecting a few more things from the corpse of the bear, the group continued their journey.
On their way, they faced several beasts that were mostly taken care of by Qiang, he allowed some junior disciples to practice fighting with the weaker ones. After travelling for a few hours, when the sky began to turn dark they all decided to camp there.
Boys and girls divided into two areas and set their camps, all of them had carried the prepared materials in their storage rings. Qiang looked at Xiao, he wanted to set his camp near her, but he couldn't bring himself to ask her.
After they were all done, they selected a couple of disciples to keep the watch over night. They started different campfires and sat in various groups as the surroundings turned dark.
All the disciples were laughing and chatting among themselves, their first day had been nothing like what they had expected. Soon it was time to sleep, everyone went back to their camps, and two disciples stayed out to watch.
Jayden entered his own tent, and with his Void skill began to observe the surroundings. The elders were still around, there was not a single strong monster nearby, and there was even a couple(lovers) who was sharing the same tent.
Jayden then shifted his attention towards the other tents, Qiang was standing outside his tent staring intently at Xiao's tent, he seemed to be in an inner battle. Then after a few minutes, he sighed and walked into his own tent.
Xiao had also entered her tent, she lay on the mattress sideways facing the left side with her head resting on her pillow, she was thinking about the day's event. Wang Jin hadn't talked to her nor had he mentioned about anything that happened earlier.
She felt relieved but disappointed at the same time for some reason. She was wondering if he was just going act like nothing had ever happened.
" Haa just why would he do that? " Xiao sighed, she shifted and turned to lie on her right side. Just as she turned her eyes widened in shock and she gasped loudly.
" Were you thinking about me? " Jayden asked with a smile, he was lying with his head resting on his palm while facing Xiao Rong.
" Waaaa- "
" Shhhhhhh "
She couldn't understand anything and screamed loudly, Jayden placed a finger on her lips and stopped her from screaming.
" If you scream everyone will come and they will definitely misunderstand the whole situation, so stay calm. "Jayden whispered.
Hearing his words, Xiao closed her eyes and tried to calm herself, after a few seconds she nodded at him.
They were now both lying side by side with their face just a few cm away from each other, Xiao felt herself losing for a few moments as she looked at Jayden's charming face and the lips she had tasted before.
Shaking her head lightly she whispered:
" Why are you here, how could you just enter my tent like that? Don't you know I already have a fiance, who is accompanying me on this mission? "
" I know that, and it is my tent not yours look around carefully. " Jayden said.
Xiao Rong was stunned, she looked at the tent and couldn't believe what she was seeing. She was absolutely sure that she was in her own tent just a few moments ago, and all of a sudden she appeared in his tent.
Jayden observed her confused face closely, their faces were so close that if he moved a little closer to her, their lips would touch. Just as she was turning Jayden had used his Void skill to teleport her along with her pillow, it was a smooth transaction.
" H-How am I here? There's no way I came to the area boys were staying at. " Xiao said, she couldn't make sense of anything.
" It must be you, what have you done? " she said as she stood up and got closer to the exit of the tent.
" If you walk out of my tent at this time, what do you think everyone outside will think about it, what will Qiang think when he finds out that his fiance was seen walking out of someone's tent so late at night? " Jayden said with a small smile.
Xiao stopped in her tracks, she looked back at Jayden in anger: " Send me back the way you brought me here. "
" Alright if you want to, just don't complain to me later. " Jayden said and used his Void skill.
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