They didn't care at all about these young masters and ladies escaping, as none could escape very far.

However, things turned out somewhat unexpected. They discovered this escape wasn't simple—even their trump cards were revealed. Otherwise, these few people might have actually succeeded.

"What? They escaped outside the temple? How did you handle this? You can't even watch a few powerless children?" Soon, news came back. They discovered the escapees had run very far and had already left the temple.

"What? They almost escaped and were only caught when Bai Qi took action?"

After leaving the temple, they originally had another line of defense, which was also ingeniously bypassed. This made everyone feel it was incredible.

"What's going on? How could these kids be so capable? Bring them over for questioning."

The person who had spoken with Xiaoyao earlier, one of the leaders of this operation, was very surprised by this situation and had all the escapees brought for interrogation.

Would Xiaoyao be exposed?

...

...

These people probably weren't stupid enough for that. Now that they'd been captured and had almost succeeded just now, they believed that if Xiaoyao continued planning, he might still succeed. They now claimed this plan was their own idea.

Others didn't pursue this matter much, for one reason—

"How strange. This plan seems to know our arrangements and found the breakthrough points perfectly. I think this is just coincidence. Otherwise, we have a mole here."

Was that kid lucky, or could he predict these things? If it was the latter, that kid would truly be a divine person.

The escaped small team thought to themselves. Hearing this person speak this way, they could understand how powerful Xiaoyao's plan was. If it wasn't luck, then it was too amazing.

"Alright, now let's begin tonight's main show." After setting this plan aside, that person returned with the small team. He was going to put on a performance.

"Dear young masters and ladies, I just said I'm inviting everyone to stay here as guests for a few days. You don't need to escape," the man announced loudly to those people after entering the dining hall.

"However, some people still didn't take my words to heart. This makes me very unhappy. If I don't give them a little lesson, I think you'll all feel I lack authority. Therefore, I have no choice but to painfully kill one person to show you."

"Kill him!" The man pointed casually. This was indeed casual—he had no particular purpose, just randomly selecting someone. The chosen person could only be called unlucky.

"Ah, no..." the selected person cried out loudly.

"Ah..."

A chorus of screams, because they saw a bloody scene.

They saw a head fly up, a life disappear, and that bloody scene made these young masters and ladies feel terror. Previously, they hadn't concretized this terror. Now they had a specific concept, discovering they were actually very close to death.

"Drag him out and bury him. Don't frighten these children," the man ordered, having the corpse disposed of. But he didn't clean up the bloodstains—this was a warning.

"Sigh, sometimes, don't do unnecessary things. Many people never learn this, and the price might be more than they can bear," Xiaoyao sighed at this moment. Fortunately, these people weren't killing maniacs, otherwise that small team would have been slaughtered.

This also seemed to show that these people weren't very bloodthirsty. Following their instructions, they should be able to survive. It was just unknown what these people's purpose was, and whether the adults in these children's families would agree. If they agreed, there should be no problems.

"Did you know this would be the result?" Luo Baochai asked Xiaoyao somewhat weakly. She seemed a bit frightened.

"Didn't I just say so? Didn't you hear? This is already pretty good. If they were more cold-blooded, they would directly kill all of them," Xiaoyao didn't care whether Luo Baochai would be more frightened and stated a fact.

"..." Everyone fell silent.

"Do you still think you have hope of getting out like this?" Xiaoyao asked.

"If we recover our strength, we should have hope," Luo Juntao was unwilling to admit it, because admitting it would mean saying they were doing unnecessary things and also acknowledging that Xiaoyao was the person who could most clearly see the situation here.

"Still no hope. An aura just appeared—a Saint Level person. Even if you recover your full strength, you wouldn't be enough for one of their fingers," Xiaoyao shook his head and said with some sighing.

He actually could have escaped during the earlier chaos, but it would have required certain risks. So he chose to stay here safely. Facts proved this was right—having Saint Level presence was very troublesome, and he didn't know if this Saint Level person was the only one.

Xiaoyao wasn't surprised by the Saint Level appearance. This plan was almost targeting the entire Flowing Stone Kingdom. Other forces in Flowing Stone Kingdom might not have very strong power and wouldn't need Saint Level to guard against, but dealing with the Luo family would definitely require Saint Level figures.

"A Saint Level person? Impossible. I didn't feel anything just now... Oh right, I have no internal energy, but how could you sense it?" Luo Juntao was somewhat disbelieving while wondering how Xiaoyao could detect a Saint Level martial artist's aura. This was very strange.

That Saint Level person just now didn't act nearby but at a relatively distant place. Even with internal energy, they didn't think they could sense it, let alone without it. How could Xiaoyao sense it in such circumstances? This was very worth studying.

"Actually, let me tell you—I'm fine, I can still use true qi. Would you believe it?" Xiaoyao asked with a smile.

"Don't believe it. You ate the same food we did, and you ate much more than me," Luo Baochai was first to disbelieve. She had watched Xiaoyao eat.

"No matter how much I eat, there's no problem. My constitution is very special—I'm immune to any drugs," Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"Really?" Luo Baochai asked.

"Absolutely true," Xiaoyao replied.

The Luo family members looked at Xiaoyao, all somewhat envious of his constitution. They believed that at this time, Xiaoyao had no need to lie to them. However, even if Xiaoyao had internal energy, it was useless—he was just King Level and couldn't play any role at all.

"Sigh! If only Fifth Brother had internal energy instead. You're of no use," Eighth Brother sighed. Although his opinion of Xiaoyao had improved somewhat, this was fact, and he didn't mind stating it.

"Let me tell you, my usefulness is great—greater than any of you. Would you believe it?" Xiaoyao asked with a smile.

"Of course not!" Luo Baochai led the questioning.

"Come here, I'll make you understand," Xiaoyao said, beckoning to Luo Baochai.

"What?" Luo Baochai was somewhat puzzled but still walked over. Although she didn't know what Xiaoyao wanted to do, at least he wouldn't harm her.

"Just don't move!" Xiaoyao held Luo Baochai's hand and then input Divine Farmer True Qi.

"What are you doing? Ah..." Luo Baochai didn't mind being held by Xiaoyao—after all, they were clan members, and in this situation, there was no talk of impropriety between men and women.

Soon, Luo Baochai understood what Xiaoyao wanted to do and why he had said earlier that his usefulness was greatest. That's right—only he could play the greatest role.

"You, you're actually..." Luo Baochai looked at Xiaoyao. She sensed what nature Xiaoyao's true qi had and immediately understood what kind of existence Xiaoyao was. Even at King Level, his usefulness wouldn't be less than any Emperor Level person's, and might even exceed a Saint Level person's role.

"Baochai, what's wrong?" Luo Juntao and the others saw Luo Baochai's startled expression and were very puzzled. What exactly had Xiaoyao done to make her like this?

"Nothing, just that my internal energy has recovered," Luo Baochai said with a smile. Her tone was very calm, but she was very expectant, expecting Luo Juntao and the others' surprise.

"What? You said your internal energy recovered? How did it recover?" Luo Juntao and the others immediately asked. At this time, recovering internal energy was what they most wanted, even more than escaping, because losing internal energy made them feel insecure from the heart.

"Yes, it recovered. Xiaoyao has hidden very deeply. It turns out he's not an ordinary martial artist but a Divine Farmer's Art practitioner," Luo Baochai said.

"A Divine Farmer's Art practitioner? Late King Level? This is incredible! We completely misjudged him," Luo Juntao's way of looking at Xiaoyao completely changed. Previously they could still despise Xiaoyao's cultivation progress, but now that was completely impossible. Cultivating the Divine Farmer's Art to late King Level wasn't easy—it required much more effort than ordinary martial artists.

In other words, even if they went to cultivate the Divine Farmer's Art, they might only be at peak King Level now. Xiaoyao was currently at late King Level, which naturally showed his extraordinary aspects.

Most importantly, Divine Farmer's Art practitioners were extremely rare, and reaching this level was even rarer. For Xiaoyao to reach this level at his age was simply a rare treasure.

"What you said earlier about my father meeting with you every day should also be true then," Luo Baochai suddenly remembered where Xiaoyao had been "bragging" before, but now it seemed it wasn't like that. If Father knew he was a Divine Farmer's Art practitioner, he would definitely value him highly.

"Of course it's true. I never lie," Xiaoyao proudly raised his head.

"I feel like that statement itself is a huge lie," Luo Baochai said directly.

"Cough cough..." Xiaoyao coughed several times.

(End of Chapter)