"It's really a monstrous wolf…"

 

Standing on the roof and looking towards the direction of Yanglu Mountain, Xu Taiping saw a huge wolf running swiftly through the mountains and forests.

 

At first, he wasn't too surprised. After all, the Jade Scroll of Transmitting Techniques had already mentioned that besides the residences designated by the sect, there could be demonic beasts anywhere in these mountains.

 

However, gradually, he began to feel that something was not right.

 

Because soon, he saw a second and third wolf, both chasing in the direction of going down the mountain.

 

"Help, help!"

 

"Is there anyone to save me?"

 

Just as Xu Taiping was curious about what these three wolves were chasing, a woman's cry for help suddenly echoed in the mountains.

 

Upon hearing this voice, Xu Taiping's ears twitched, and he immediately circulated his True Qi to his eyes, focusing on the direction where the sound came from.

 

This was the method of enhancing vision taught in the martial technique "Piercing Yang Arrow".

 

With this spell, the scene in Yanglu Mountain, a couple of miles away, became clear in Xu Taiping's eyes. He quickly spotted a delicate woman running frantically in the mountains, evading the pursuit of the three wolves.

 

"Where did this sister come from? I don't remember there being any cultivators near Green Bamboo Residence."

 

Xu Taiping was puzzled.

 

"Is there anyone? Is there anyone in the front yard? I'm injured, help, save me!"

 

The woman ran with her hand covering her bleeding shoulder, seemingly noticing Green Bamboo Residence.

 

"Forget it, don't think too much, saving people is the priority."

 

Xu Taiping shook his head, then took out his bow and arrow from his back, preparing to shoot. Using the luck technique of "Piercing Yang Arrow," he gathered the residual True Qi from his dantian to the arrow.

 

In an instant, a layer of ice covered the arrow.

 

"Bang!"

 

Just as the nearest wolf to the woman, only five hundred meters away from Green Bamboo Residence, Xu Taiping released the bowstring, shooting the arrow along with the fully drawn bowstring.

 

"Swoosh!"

 

Accompanied by a sharp sound breaking through the air, the arrow enveloped in residual True Qi hit the wolf's forehead directly, piercing through it like a sword.

 

After mastering how to use residual True Qi, Xu Taiping's arrow had far surpassed its previous power.

 

"Ah…"

 

The wolf let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground.

 

The other two wolves in the back, upon seeing this scene, were frightened and ran back into the mountains, no longer daring to chase.

 

The woman was initially startled, but when she saw the two wolves fleeing and noticed Xu Taiping standing on the roof, she burst into tears of joy.

 

"Thank you, young hero, for saving my life."

 

The woman almost crawled to the front yard of Green Bamboo Residence.

 

From her nervous expression as she occasionally looked back, it seemed that she still had lingering fear of those wolves.

 

"The two wolves have already run away, you don't need to worry."

 

Xu Taiping turned his head to look at the woman at the entrance.

 

The girl, around fifteen or sixteen years old, was petite and beautiful, resembling the wealthy young ladies from Xu Taiping's hometown.

 

"Well, thanks to the young hero, otherwise I would have become the meal of those two wolves."

 

The girl patted her chest in fear, then gratefully asked Xu Taiping, "May I ask how to address the young hero?"

 

"My surname is Xu, given name Taiping. You can just call me Taiping, sister."

 

Xu Taiping replied.

 

He was still standing on the roof, holding the bow and arrow in his hand, and his gaze towards the woman was obviously cautious.

 

"Little hero Taiping, I am Qingmei, a Named Disciple of the Outer Disciples of Qingxuan Sect. A few days ago, when I was gathering herbs in the nearby mountains on a spirit bird, I lost my way. Along the way, I encountered these wolves and could only flee until I was chased here."

 

As Qingmei spoke, she took out a bronze mirror from her bosom.

 

Seeing this bronze mirror, Xu Taiping's wariness immediately lessened.

 

Only Outer Disciples had this Spirit Mirror, so the fact that the girl possessed it confirmed her identity.

 

"May I ask, Little Hero Taiping, if Qingmei can stay here for the night? The sun has already set, and it is very inconvenient to travel at night with my injuries."

 

Qingmei pleaded with Xu Taiping.

 

"Alright… Huh?"

 

Xu Taiping was about to agree, as he had already confirmed the other party's identity. However, before he could finish speaking, his eyes inadvertently swept over the woman's footwear.The woman was wearing a pair of embroidered shoes, with a thousand-layer sole. On the surface, they were just a pair of extremely ordinary cloth shoes. However, after considering what she had said earlier, Xu Taiping felt something was off—

 

The shoes were too clean.

 

"Let's not talk about whether it's appropriate to wear these cloth shoes while gathering herbs. Just the fact that she was chased by the demon wolf for a day, yet her shoes remain intact, is enough to prove that she's lying," Xu Taiping thought to himself.

 

"Sister Qingmei, my home is simple, you might not be used to it."

 

Xu Taiping leaped onto the top of the courtyard gate, then said without any change in his expression.

 

"Young hero is joking. I, Qingmei, have fallen to such a state, how can I be picky? Besides, although my family was relatively wealthy when I was a child, by the time I was ten, we had fallen into poverty. After coming to Yunlu Mountain, I've gotten used to this hard life. As long as I have a place to stay, I won't be picky."

 

Liu Qingmei said with a bitter smile.

 

The woman in front of him spoke sincerely. If Xu Taiping hadn't already seen through her lies, he might have even felt sympathy for her.