Chapter 106: Good at Slacking Off

Xingluo Market was a thousand miles away.

In an unnamed cave.

Shan Xiao sat on a stone chair, listening to his subordinate's report.

"Boss, it seems a manager of the Patrol Team has arrived at the Market."

Upon hearing this news, Shan Xiao's expression changed. The Patrol Team actually had a new person.

"Oh? What is her Cultivation level, and what is her personality like?"

This needed to be thoroughly investigated.

Their group of Cultivator: Jie Xiu often had dealings with the Cultivators of the Patrol Team.

They even had an informant planted among them.

Generally, the Cultivator: Jie Xiu probably knew as much about the Patrol Team's patrol routes and the Cultivators' Cultivation levels as the Patrol Team members themselves.

If this Patrol Team manager was approachable, it would save them a lot of trouble.

"That manager's name is Su Bai, and Xu Changge personally sent her over. Those who saw them at the time said their relationship was very close."

"At least Xu Changge had never shown that kind of expression to anyone else; she must be someone Xu Changge values greatly."

"And her Cultivation is Qi Refining ninth layer."

After hearing these words, Shan Xiao fell silent for a moment.

"Is there nothing else?"

"Uh, no, the rest will take time to inquire about. That Su Bai arrived suddenly; we didn't hear a single piece of news."

Tap, tap, tap.

Shan Xiao's fingers drummed on the stone chair.

"Don't go out for the next few days. Wait until we've figured out that Su Bai."

In the end, Shan Xiao still chose not to take risks.

It was precisely because he was cautious enough.

And also willing to win people's hearts.

That allowed him to circulate safely between various markets.

While Shan Xiao was paying attention to Su Bai, the newly appointed Patrol Team manager.

Su Bai was lying on a flying boat, basking in the sun.

Yes.

Just basking in the sun.

As for patrolling.

She was doing it.

It was just that her subordinate was piloting the flying boat, and she was simply resting on their flying boat.

The one piloting the flying boat at this moment was a young female Cultivator.

Also from the Xu Family.

This female Cultivator's appearance was decent, but her figure was quite a bit inferior to Xu Changge's.

An Old Ancestor was an Old Ancestor after all; her strength in all aspects was outstanding.

"Xiao An, the route is off. You don't need to go to distant places. It's just patrolling; don't be so nervous."

Even though Su Bai had her eyes closed.

Her Divine Sense had always been focused on her surroundings.

When she noticed Xu An seemed to be flying further away, Su Bai reminded her.

There was no need to waste spiritual power flying so far.

Xu An heard Su Bai's words, and the fingers holding the magic incantation trembled slightly.

She quickly responded:

"Yes, Lord Su."

Then she turned the direction back.

The team following Xu An also turned along with her.

This small team led by Su Bai consisted of ten people in total.

Except for Su Bai, all were at Qi Refining sixth layer.

And all were from the Xu Family.

Su Bai had reason to suspect whether these people were arranged by Xu Changge for her to babysit.

After flying for a while longer.

"Alright, let's land here. Everyone rest for a bit, and we'll continue patrolling tomorrow."

"Yes."

Under Su Bai's command.

The Patrol Team quickly descended, then began to make a fire and prepare food.

Generally, unless they were out for a long time, such as exploring a Secret Realm, or hunting some Yao Beast.

Compared to Bigu Pill, Cultivators preferred foods like spiritual rice and spiritual fish.

Although Bigu Pill could satisfy hunger, some people still pursued the deliciousness of their taste buds.

During the break.

The Cultivators in front of her began to chat about interesting things they had heard while wandering around the Market.

Occasionally, a few hearty laughs would break out.

The atmosphere was very harmonious.

Su Bai sat on a stone, meditating.

Cultivate required accumulating bit by bit over time, eventually adding up to a lot.

"Lord Su, would you like some tea?"

At this moment, Xu An slowly approached Su Bai.

She held a small teacup in her hand.

Inside was freshly brewed tea.

Just by smelling the fragrance wafting from the teacup, one knew it was spiritual tea.

Su Bai glanced at Xu An.

The little girl immediately became nervous.

She reached out and took the teacup, took a small sip, and savored it.

It was mellow and rich, with a hint of sweetness.

Only then did Su Bai say:

"It seems your Xu Family juniors are living quite well, to be able to get spiritual tea of this quality."

Standing in front of Su Bai.

Xu An felt like crying without tears.

She thought her luck was really bad.

When this Lord Su was patrolling, she didn't fly herself but chose to sit on her flying boat.

And because of this.

Her fellow clansmen asked her to come and get close to Su Bai.

To inquire about the relationship between Su Bai and their Old Ancestor.

After all, all the Xu Family juniors now knew.

Su Bai was found by Xu Changge from who-knows-where, and then directly assigned to be a manager in the Patrol Team.

They also went to ask their elders.

But the elders weren't very clear about Su Bai either.

This was natural.

Su Bai had only been to the Xu Family twice in total; it would be strange if those Xu Family elders knew her.

If it were an ordinary person, they might have some sense of propriety.

But the Xu Family was developing rapidly now.

The juniors below had basically never suffered hardships, and were somewhat gossipy.

Facing Su Bai, this Senior, Xu An was slightly instigated by a few words and came right up.

"This spiritual tea is all from our parents' generation; we just took some to drink, hehe."

Xu An answered, bracing herself.

"In the future, put more Talismans and Medicinal Pills in your Storage Pouch. Things for enjoyment like this, wait until your strength is sufficient."

Su Bai spoke in a tone that implied it was all for her good.

Xu An's scalp tingled upon hearing this. The little girl now felt as if a Family elder was lecturing her.

Just as Xu An wanted to retreat.

She secretly glanced behind her.

Behind her, her fellow clansmen were cheering her on, giving her winks.

Xu An didn't know where a surge of courage came from, perhaps it was self-esteem, not wanting to lose face in front of her fellow clansmen.

"Um, Lord Su… May I ask, what is your relationship with my Xu Changge Old Ancestor?"

These people's small movements were too obvious; even if Su Bai wanted to pretend not to see, she couldn't.

"You people, never mind. It's rest time now, so I might as well chat with you."

"Lest your curiosity be too strong and distract you during patrols later."

"And those few over there, don't just stand there foolishly. Come over."

"I'll tell you about my story with your Old Ancestor."

As Su Bai's words fell.

The few juniors around immediately approached with gossipy expressions.

They sat in a circle.

Under the bonfire, they prepared to listen to the story.

Su Bai then cleared her throat.

"Cough! All of you grew up on Wumu Island, right?"

Hearing Su Bai's words, all the juniors nodded.

Seeing this, Su Bai continued:

"Then you all know that Wumu Island is divided into several areas. First, Wumu Peak at the heart of the island belongs to your Xu Family."

"The rest include the Yang Family of Peach Blossom Mountain, the Lu Family of Purple Blue Garden, and finally, Haijiao Cliff."

Su Bai did not say who lived at Haijiao Cliff.

But those present had already guessed.

They had grown up on Wumu Island since childhood, so they naturally knew these families on the island.

Moreover, Su Bai had specifically introduced them this way.

It was just that Haijiao Cliff was usually very mysterious, and they had never seen anything there.

Many of them, when they were children, would run to Haijiao Cliff to play.

But they were always blocked by the Formation.

"Could it be that Haijiao Cliff is Captain Su's Su Family?!"

At this moment, Xu An covered her small mouth, her face full of surprise.

She hadn't expected Captain Su to also be a Wumu Island Cultivator like herself.

She had never heard of it before.

Seeing Xu An's expression, Su Bai shook her head slightly.

"You guessed wrong. It's not the Su Family. It's just me alone at Haijiao Cliff."

"As for why Wumu Island is divided this way, that starts with a small Immortal Market…"