The outcome would probably be no different from what happened to Chen brothers and City Lord Xiahou in the original story.

They would definitely be cannon fodder.

Thinking about it, no matter how he looked at it, the future seemed hopeless.

"You want to take those two little girls there as disciples?"

At this moment, Fu Young’s body was practically overflowing with dark aura.

His expression had no trace of a smile as he glared at Xiao Shou with anger and grievance.

"Ah, they will only be outer sect disciples for now. Whether they can become true disciples will depend on their future performance."

Is that really what they were talking about now?

Xiao Shou’s eyes flashed with confusion, but he still answered honestly before continuing.

"Don’t worry, I like you the most. Even if there are other disciples, you will always be my favorite. Hmm... like how the others are just normal disciples, while you are my direct disciple."

"Then I really appreciate your favoritism."

Just that single sentence managed to suppress Fu Young’s erupting dark aura again.

While grinding his teeth in frustration, he looked at Xiao Shou’s ingratiating expression.

He even wanted to take in others as disciples.

Hmph. No way.

He said angrily, "Enough. Don’t say anything more. Just stay in White Silver City and wait for me. I will come over very soon. When they ask for your answer, just agree for now."

"Hey, why are you coming... I will be back soon..."

Before Xiao Shou could finish, the communication jade went dark and returning to its inactive state.

That stubborn brat actually hung up on him first.

This was rebellion.

He angrily injected spiritual energy again, trying to reopen the communication jade.

But it flickered and still refused to activate.

It was obvious Fu Young had put it somewhere it could not be opened, likely inside a storage space.

Xiao Shou angrily rolled on the bed and pounding it a few times until it collapsed.

His face turned red as he climbed out of the broken bed.

Only then did he remember he had not undone his formation yet.

He quickly waved his hand to erase the destroyed bed, then took out a wooden couch from his storage belt as a replacement.

While doing so, he muttered, "That stupid Fu Young. Just wait and see how I deal with you later."

The next day, after making up his mind, City Lord Xiahou arrived at the Chen residence.

He told the Chen brothers that he did not care about the cultivators from Penglai Immortal Isle or anything else.

Since the opportunity was right in front of him, he would take it.

His answer was probably no different from the original storyline.

So in the end, would the three of them still be captured by Penglai Immortal Isle?

After saying this, City Lord Xiahou also asked for Xiao Shou’s answer.

"I will go as well, but we need some time. Let’s make proper preparations before acting."

Thinking of Fu Young’s words, Xiao Shou nodded and said, "Zhiyi, Qingzhi, is there no faster way to remove the spiritual needles in your bodies? If we are going, it would be best for both of you to recover your cultivation first."

After hearing this, Chen Zhiyi said to Xiahou Bo, "Then I will trouble City Lord Xiahou. I can use my eyes ability to locate the spiritual needles. Please help remove them."

"Mm."

Xiahou Bo nodded.

Such a small matter was not difficult for a Golden Core cultivator like him.

So that was how it was.

Xiao Shou realized that in the original story, the Chen brothers had recovered their cultivation with the help of City Lord Xiahou and only then did they go to that sea region.

Looking at the three people in front of him, he slightly revised his earlier assumptions.

Perhaps this was the real truth.

Otherwise, with Chen Zhiyi’s intelligence, even if he was driven by revenge, he would not have gone there without any cultivation.

That would have been no different from an egg striking a stone.

Just as Xiao Shou’s thoughts were once again drifting freely into the original plot, City Lord Xiahou who had finished his tasks walked over and respectfully asked, "Senior Xiao, yesterday you mentioned you had matters to discuss with me. May I ask what it is?"

"Oh, it is about the spirit sand beach outside the city. These past days I tried using that Spirit Sand for crafting items, and the results were quite good. So I wanted to set up a shop specifically to collect Spirit Sand. But I cannot stay here long term, so I hoped to entrust you with arranging people to manage it. I will come periodically to collect the sand."

After saying this, Xiao Shou realized he had not thought things through carefully.

Things like the purchase price of Spirit Sand and how often to collect it needed proper planning.

Snowy Cave Mountain was too far away, making travel inconvenient and cultivators in seclusion had unpredictable schedules...

Thinking of all these issues, Xiao Shou lifted his chin slightly.

It seemed better to wait until Young’er arrived and discuss it with him before deciding.

So he said, "Well, it is not a big matter, but it will be troublesome to arrange. Let’s postpone it until after the secret realm matter is settled."

"Mm."

Xiahou Bo was slightly surprised after hearing this.

He had not expected that the endless sand beach outside the city actually had value and that a Nascent Soul senior would want to purchase it, and on a long-term basis at that.

He wondered what he was refining that required such a large investment.

If the price was high enough, White Silver City might finally escape its poverty.

The Chen brothers were also surprised and had similar thoughts.

Chen Zhiyi was puzzled but did not ask further.

Instead, he turned to the matter of the White Silver Secret Realm and asked, "May I ask how much time Senior Xiao and City Lord Xiahou need to prepare?"