I've led the Villain Astray, How Do I fix It?

Chapter 22

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"Xu ZiXing? Why are you here?" Xu ZiJing asked in surprise. It turned out that the person who was hidden in the grass was actually a Xu family child.

Xu ZiXing's cultivation level was only at the fourth layer of Qi Condensation Stage, but he had a lot of courage. He was one of the first people who had slid down using the Dragon Rope Loop.

With his abilities, being able to get in front of them wasn't something surprising. What everyone was puzzled about was why he was currently in such a sorry state.

Xu ZiXing replied gloomily: "I had a lot of bad luck. The moment I entered the forest I encountered a group of Red Eye Wasps. That resulted in me being chased all the way here. If I hadn't just found a cluster of Polarized Grass, I still wouldn't have shaken them off."

Red Eye Wasps was a type of low-level spiritual beasts. Their individual attacks wasn't strong, but they always appeared in a group. For them, as cultivators who were neither strong nor weak, they were the most annoying. On the other hand, Polarized Grass had a specific kind of scent. For Red Eye Wasps, that scent was extremely unbearable for them, so thus Xu ZiXing was able to escape.

He hadn't even set off yet before he was chased until he was in such a disarray, so Xu ZiXing's mood was obviously very low. He resentfully bid farewell to Xu ZiYan and them before leaving to find his own team.

"Do you have any ideas?" Xu ZiJing turned around to look at Xu ZiYan, her tone still having that hint of flavour.

Xu ZiYan's eyebrow rose slightly. "Polarized Grass is a favourite of Rock Cats. I remember that on the map you had taken out earlier, you've written that there has been Rock Cat hauntings around here. Do you wish to try it out?"

Having heard that, Xu ZiJing quietly laughed. Before she had always felt that Xu ZiYan was only a pampered Young Master, who completely did not understand the suffering of ordinary people. Normally she didn't have much contact with him, but she had heard a lot of rumours. What bossy and domineering, what unruly and uninhibited. From their contact today that didn't seem to be the case at all.

As one of the martial arts training hall's outstanding disciples, Xu ZiJing actually didn't lack a competitive attitude. The corners of her lips tilted up slightly as she asked with a hint of provocation: "Are you scared?"

The corners of Xu ZiYan's lips also hooked up, but he did not respond. He only held Xu ZiRong's hand before walking in the direction where Xu ZiXing had first appeared.

Xu ZiJing turned around to gesture for the two little brothers to follow them. She did not forget to leave a sign under one of the big trees.

The place Xu ZiXing had talked about wasn't far from where they were, and Xu ZiYan saw the huge patch of Polarized Grass not even two hundred meters away. The lush green Polarized Grass looked similar to blades and grew extraordinarily tender. Walking just a bit closer made them able to smell their light fragrance drifting in the air.

After observing the edge of the patch, Xu ZiYan very quickly discovered some plum-shaped footprints. If it wasn't an accident, it ought to be the traces left by Rock Cats.

Rock Cats were fond of feeding on various kinds of rocks, but this Polarized Grass had a special material they needed. Every Rock Cat had to consume a certain amount of Polarized Grass almost every day. In general, as long as it is a place with Polarized Grass, there is never a shortage of Rock Cat silhouettes.

This patch of Polarized Grass was extremely dense while the area was very big. In particular, there were many trees and plants that surrounded it. If they only kept to one side, it would be very easy for the Rock Cats to escape.