I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 56

Mo Xiao and the four others proceeded quite smoothly. Aside from one Nascent Soul stage demonic beast encountered along the way, the rest were small Golden Core stage demonic beasts that were very easy to deal with.

Just as they were about to reach the inn, an unexpected event occurred.

“Something is heading towards us. There are quite a few of them,” Mo Xiao’s spiritual sense had been spread out, so she was the first to react.

“They are above. They should be Icewing Birds,” Yun Yu reacted quickly as well, immediately drawing her weapon.

She recalled that a single Icewing Bird’s strength was around the middle Golden Core stage. As long as they didn’t encounter a massive flock, they could mostly handle it.

Zuo Wuyi also slid down from Mo Xiao’s back, took out her weapon, and prepared to fight.

The Icewing Birds quickly appeared near the five of them, but they didn’t attack directly. Instead, they circled right above the five, seemingly observing something.

Just as Mo Xiao was about to launch a preemptive strike, the Icewing Birds changed direction, charging directly towards the three small teams behind them.

“Do demonic beasts only pick on the weak now?” Yun He was stunned, then planned to go and help.

“Wait,” Mo Xiao held back Yun He. “There are only about thirty Icewing Birds that just appeared. They should be able to handle them.”

“But they are almost all Golden Core stage. Although they can win against the Icewing Birds, they will get injured,” Yun He was a bit confused. “If we helped, maybe no one would get hurt.”

Yun Yu turned to look behind and slightly frowned upon seeing those people run straight toward their group without thinking.

“Getting injured is normal when gaining experience outside. Let’s keep moving,” Yun Yu discerned their long-term plan from their actions. They are treating us like bodyguards.

Using them to clear the path was one thing—after all, they would encounter things on the road whether they were in the front or the back. But to not even resist danger and rush toward them at the first sign of trouble was too much.

Yun Yu didn’t mind lending a helping hand, but definitely not in this situation. So, she simply turned and continued to walk forward.

“Fellow Daoists, help! Save us!” The dozen or so cultivators didn’t even pull out their weapons but ran toward Mo Xiao’s group. It was unclear why they were so certain Mo Xiao and the others would intervene.

Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi were at the very back. Seeing this, the two tacitly increased their speed, trying to distance themselves from the group behind.

Yun He subconsciously followed her Eldest Senior Sister’s pace, but she didn’t put away her sword. She still had a slight urge to help them out.

“If you think it’s necessary to draw your sword, then do it. Follow your own instinct,” Qiu Wu also disliked the style of the cultivators behind them, but seeing Yun He’s struggle, she offered comfort. “I recall you telling me that you draw your sword based on your inner heart, right?”

Hearing Qiu Wu’s words, Yun He made up her mind. “Eldest Senior Sister, I’ll be quick.”

“As you wish,” Yun Yu didn’t stop her. If Yun He wanted to draw her sword, then let her.

Soon, Yun He ran back in the opposite direction with her sword drawn, directly attacking the Icewing Birds circling low in the sky.

As Yun He turned back, the four remaining in Mo Xiao’s group didn’t continue on their journey. Instead, they erected a barrier around themselves, refusing to let those cultivators approach.

“Fellow Daoists, what are you doing? Are you going to just watch us die?” The cultivators hadn’t expected Mo Xiao to act this way. It was one thing not to offer help proactively, but now that the Icewing Birds were upon them, and they could easily resolve the situation with a few moves, why were they blocking them with a barrier?

“Are you dead?” The disgust on Zuo Wuyi’s face was undisguised. “Since you aren’t dead, why talk about watching you die?”

Three Icewing Birds remained to fight Yun He, while the rest continued their assault on the approaching cultivators.

“We misjudged you!” The leader saw that Mo Xiao had no intention of helping and was forced to draw his weapon and start fighting the Icewing Birds.

Unfortunately, they had failed to resist at the very start, unintentionally missing the best opportunity. By the time they managed to repel the Icewing Birds, they were all missing several chunks of flesh.

“We are all fellow cultivators. Why would you refuse to lend a hand?” The person with the highest cultivation stepped forward and asked. He didn’t even spare a glance for Yun He and immediately started judging Yun Yu from a moral high ground. “Is your pleasure seeing us injured and taking amusement from it?”

“That’s an exaggeration. I just think your character is low, and you don’t deserve our assistance,” Yun Yu said, taking out a bottle of external wound medicine. She walked past them and stopped in front of Yun He.

“Do you think it was worth it?” Yun Yu asked. She frowned upon seeing the wound on her clumsy Junior Sister’s arm and handed the healing medicine to Yun He.

Yun He accepted the porcelain bottle and spoke after a moment. “It was worth it, I suppose. Although I might have helped some heartless people, I also gained some combat experience. It’s not a loss.”

Zuo Wuyi did not have Yun He’s good nature, nor could she ignore these people’s slanders like Yun Yu. Seeing that they dared to point fingers at them, she drew her sword and swung at the nearest one.

“What are you doing!” The cultivator reacted quickly, immediately retracting his hand.

“Where are you people from? Not only are you watching us die, but you’re also trying to silence us by killing us!” The cultivator was somewhat frightened, shrinking backward as he spoke.

“I have gained experience traveling outside for many years, but I have never seen people like you,” Mo Xiao said, stepping in front of Zuo Wuyi. Her gaze swept over the fifteen people one by one, then she suddenly drew her sword and attacked a young man.

The young man was stunned at first, but quickly reacted, drawing his sword to meet Mo Xiao’s attack.

“You are disguising your cultivation. You are a Nascent Soul stage cultivator,” Mo Xiao’s eyes were locked firmly on the young man. “What is your purpose in following us?”

In Mo Xiao’s view, it was normal for cultivators to follow them for safety; they simply wanted to take advantage and ensure their own safety.

However, the actions of these people—doing nothing when facing the Icewing Birds, immediately running over to demand assistance, and then immediately turning hostile when they didn’t get what they wanted—were too foolish.

Thinking about it carefully, this might have been a way for them to approach them. If they had offered assistance, these people might have taken the opportunity to stick close and travel with them.

The young man smiled instead of getting angry when his disguise was exposed. “I originally wanted to continue playing with you, but it seems there’s no need for that now.”

“Attack! These people are fat targets. After this job, we won’t have to worry for at least three years,” the young man said.

As soon as he spoke, the remaining originally battle-scarred cultivators instantly changed their expressions, no longer concealing their cultivation, and immediately dropped their disguises.

Mo Xiao’s expression sank. Fifteen people: ten late Golden Core stage, three initial Nascent Soul stage, and two whose cultivation she couldn’t see through—they were likely middle Nascent Soul stage.

It seemed a tough battle was ahead.