Wait a minute, where is my master?

I was an orphan.

Growing up, I was adopted by the Great Xia Imperial Family. They fed me, clothed me, and even taught me cultivation.

And I didn't let them down, achieving Foundation Establishment at fifteen, Golden Core at twenty-five, Nascent Soul at one hundred and thirty, and advanced to the Void Refinement Realm at three hundred and eighty. I successfully entered the Sacrificial Hall, becoming a distinguished second-tier priest.

Although my cultivation was low, my expertise in space magic meant that whenever Princesses or princes went out for training, they would secretly assign me to protect them. For decades, I didn't make a single mistake, until yesterday.

Not only did I lose the Princess I was supposed to protect, but I was also captured by people from the Demon Sect.

But they were too careless, leaving me alone in this cave. I had already quietly broken the prohibition at my waist and hips. As long as I kept wriggling, I was certain I could escape!

Once out, I just needed to find the Princess and call for help from the Imperial Family, and I could certainly redeem the reputation of my position as a second-tier priest!

Having wriggled for quite some time, Xia Sunyang, who was now close to the cave entrance, kept mentally cheering himself on.

All of a sudden, he, an expert in space magic, felt a wave of spatial fluctuations behind him. He immediately adjusted his direction with difficulty and turned to look backward.

There stood a woman in white not far from him.

It was Her Highness the Seventh Princess!

Even just from her silhouette, Xia Sunyang recognized her.

Then he saw Her Highness the Princess shake her head and walk into the depths of the cave. Xia Sunyang wanted to shout for help, but the prohibition on his mouth hadn't been lifted yet. He couldn't speak, so he could only speed up, wriggling back into the cave.

...

Before the precipice and steep cliffs.

Jin Xu restrained Mr. Zhu, who had been throwing talisman continuously with one hand.

On the ground lay a person already grievously injured, who, if hit again, might genuinely be headed for reincarnation.

"Taoist, could you please save Elder Song? Despite being a bit stern, having a sour face, and being somewhat violent at times, his character is still quite decent," Mei Shouyi politely inquired of the young Taoist before him.

It wasn't that he wanted to be polite, but the punch he had just taken had involuntarily instilled such manners in him.

"Just a moment."

Jin Xu said and released Mr. Zhu. He began to search through his Mystic Treasure Pearl.

"Spirit Stones, little green bottle, ring, sugar-coated haw... "

Luckily, there was still an excess of the leaves the Guardian Spirit had given him.

The Taoist removed a willow leaf and handed it over.

Feeling somewhat guilty for involving these people, Jin Xu's conscience pricked him a little.

"See if this can save him."

Although Mei Shouyi's Spiritual Power was sealed, he could still feel the vibrant life force within the willow leaf. He hurriedly took it and stuffed it into Elder Song's mouth on the ground.

"Cough, Taoist, could you break this Formation? With our Spiritual Power restored, we could lend you a hand," Mr. Zhu said, dusting off the dirt from his clothes and standing up from the ground.

The dirt had rubbed off on him when he was subdued.

Formation?

Jin Xu looked curiously at the surrounding fog. He had also heard what Mei Shouyi was shouting about Forbidden Spirit and such on the other side, and he had been quite nervous at the time. But when he circulated the Spiritual Power within his body, there was no obstruction at all.

Hey! Where's that guy with the zombie face who punched me just now?

He still owed him a punch!

It was only then that the Taoist noticed that the person who had appeared with the burly man had already run off.

Releasing his Spiritual Sense, Jin Xu scanned the area and found that it was only them present on this open ground by the cliff. However, an unexpected discovery lay beneath the ground: small flags deeply buried in the soil, interlinked by Spiritual Power.

Curiosity arose in his heart.

He followed the guidance of his Spiritual Sense and stood right above one of the small flags.

He swung his fist down!

The ground had been torn open, leaving a large hole, but the formation flag had crumbled into dust.

"Hiss, it seems like I used too much strength," Jin Xu murmured to himself as he waved his arm and frowned.

He had originally wanted to pick up that flag to take a closer look, his severely lacking knowledge of the common sense in the Cultivation World fuelled his strong desire for knowledge.

However, after the flag had shattered, the surrounding fog also dissipated.

"The spiritual power inside of me can move now!"

"Mine too."

Voices of surprise came through, as Mr. Mei began to mobilize his spiritual power, helping to heal the unconscious Song Xili on the ground.

Mr. Zhu, seeing that his words had been ignored by the young Taoist, who had quietly broken the formation, didn't dare to speak further.

He had thought that this expert had a quirky personality and did not like interacting with people.

In fact, Jin Xu was simply preoccupied with thoughts of that man with a stiff face and had forgotten to respond.

The young Taoist was just about to continue expanding the range of his Spiritual Sense to search for the man who owed him a punch.

Two constables, supporting each other, walked over from the side.

The older constable chief knelt down on the ground with a thud, ready to give the young Taoist a kowtow, and the younger constable also knelt down, seemingly intending to offer Jin Xu a double kowtow.

Jin Xu had no choice but to slow down his Spiritual Sense search and helped the two men up, asking why they suddenly knelt down again.

As a modern person, he was indeed not accustomed to this kind of bowing and kneeling.

After asking around, he finally understood.

It turned out that right after constable commander Li had been rescued from the cliff by Song Xili, he soon regained consciousness. Furthermore, the two Hall Masters from the Demon Sect didn't take them seriously, which gave them uncle and nephew some time to talk.

After the older constable head regained consciousness, he asked his nephew what exactly had happened and how he ended up there.

The younger constable briefly explained the situation. The experienced older constable immediately realized that they had been used as bait to lure Jin Xu the Taoist, but with members of the Demon Sect within the formation, they dared not make a move.

Late witnessing the young Taoist punch someone into oblivion, they were so scared they nearly left "a footprint with every step."

Now, seeing that Jin Xu was free, they hurried over to admit their mistake.

The young Taoist didn't care much about this, reasoning that since these two people had come specifically for him, even if they hadn't used these two constables to lure him today, they would have tried another method tomorrow.

After helping the two men up and offering some words of comfort,

he continued to expand the range of his Spiritual Sense search.

That stiff-faced man remained elusive, but he did spot Xia Yunzhao and an old man looking beat-up with a swollen nose and bruises, flying their way.

The jade hairpin hit the ground, and the Seventh Princess ran towards the young Taoist.

"Taoist Jin Xu, are you alright?"

"Miss Yunzhao, I'm fine,"

the young Taoist replied politely.

After confirming that Jin Xu was alright, Xia Yunzhao grabbed his arm and led him to where the Three Friends of Sui Han stood.

She said she had a major discovery to share with everyone.

At that moment, the bruised Xia Sunyang looked at the young Taoist with suspicion.

Their job as protector was not only to ensure the safety of the princess and the princes but also to record their actions.

The Seventh Princess, who was typically known for her tranquil and refined demeanor, was showing such enthusiasm towards a man, which was hard not to overthink.

Sensing the strange gaze, the young Taoist turned his head to look back.

"Why is that old man staring at me like that?"

he wondered internally.

Then, Jin Xu felt Xia Yunzhao's grip on his arm tighten slightly.

"Everybody, I've discovered the Demon Sect's Transformation Pond!"