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Zi Ling's heart heavily trembled. This feeling wasn't foreign to her. She had cared about others before, but never would she have thought that in just over twenty days, she would develop feelings for the people here.

At the same time as her heart was pounding, she didn't reveal the slightest bit of peculiarity on her face, "They are just juniors to me. If I can save them, of course I'll save them. If I can't, then there's nothing I can do." Her tone was very casual, and she didn't even bother to look away. "You should think about whether they're more important or her!"

"Senior Brother, save me!" The white-clothed woman finally started to panic. She could feel that the person behind her had a cold heart. She was afraid that this person would really kill her.

The white-clothed man glanced at the white-clothed woman, not showing much emotion. Instead, he revealed his signature smile, "I have far more hostages than you do, I don't believe there's anything here that you care about?"

Then, he let go of Huang Ying and Gold, holding Chu Feng and Liu Shuang in his hands, "This man's appearance is not bad, he's comparable to me. Don't tell me you don't like him?"

Zi Ling quietly sighed in relief, and a smile appeared on her face, "You want to know? Why don't you give it a try and let's fight together? " As she spoke, she exerted her strength and cried out in pain.

The man in white finally withdrew his smile and said, "Alright, we will not pursue the harm you have done to the Flaming Cloud Beast. You must let go of my junior sister and my profound beasts as well."

After battling with the Flaming Cloud Beast for a while, she had been running out of energy. She nodded and said, "Okay, come over here first and let your junior sister wake up my fellow sect members."

The two of them did not play any tricks, and the people from the Divine Profound Sect quickly regained their wits. Seeing Zi Ling holding the woman in white hostage, the worry in Huang Ying's heart also dropped.

"Why aren't you letting my junior sister go?" The white-clothed man asked.

"You think that I will easily trust all of you? When my fellow disciples leave, I will naturally let her go."

After the negotiations was over, Zhao Ting and Chu Feng led the disciples of the Divine Profound Sect away, while Yao Su stayed behind. This was far beyond Zi Ling's expectations.

"You'd better keep your promise!" Yao Su didn't talk much, her upright face looked very serious.

"Humph!" The man in white smirked. He was just a Xuan Master; if the young girl in front of him didn't suppress his Xuan Beast a little bit, then he wouldn't even be afraid of a mid-stage Xuan Beast, much less a low-rank one!

Zi Ling released the white-clothed woman. The white-clothed woman staggered a few steps before glaring at Zi Ling. "You'd better not let me meet you again."

Zi Ling rubbed the little snake that was coiled around her arm. Her watery eyes emitted a clear luster. "Are you reminding me that I can't let you go?"

The man in white stepped forward and blocked the woman in white. "You won this time. I hope you will keep your promise and return the profound beast to me."

Zi Ling threw the little snake at him as if she didn't care about it at all. Then, she clapped her hands and said, "Don't let me meet you again, otherwise, it won't end so easily!"

The white clothed man faintly smiled, his feminine features abnormally soft, and the venomous coldness in his eyes twined like maggots in his bones. "I am the unfettered son of the Joyful Union Sect, I believe …" We will meet again! "

After he finished speaking, the unfettered child took his junior sister and took the lead to leave.

On the way back, Yao Su was in front while Zi Ling was behind. The two of them maintained an awkward silence.

After a long while, Yao Su's footsteps suddenly stopped. Zi Ling raised her head to look at him and she saw that he had turned his head around. His face was covered with wrinkles and his thick eyebrows were curved like worms. I will also report this to the Sect Leader! "

With that, the straight figure turned back and continued forward as if nothing had happened.

The corner of Zi Ling's mouth widened into a faint smile as she looked at the back of this little old man. Although they were not pleasing to the eye, their minds were on their faces, and their thoughts were much better than those hidden in the dark.

The people from the Divine Profound Sect did not go far. When they saw Yao Su and Zi Ling, Zhao Ting, Huang Ying and Jin stood up. Although they did not say anything, one could tell from their expressions that they were concerned about them.

"I knew you would be fine!" Gold hopped over, glancing at the purple silk from top to bottom, "How did you injure a rank 4 magical beast so badly?"

Huang Ying also crossed her arms as she smiled and nodded, "How on earth did you cultivate? Why is it that you've exceeded everyone's imagination time and time again?"

Zi Ling faintly smiled and pointed to something as she said, "Therefore, do not offend me in the future. Otherwise, you will end up like the Flaming Cloud Beast."

Huang Ying, of course, understood the hidden meaning behind Zi Ling's words. She leaned over and whispered, "I observed Liu Shuang just now when you were fighting the Flaming Cloud Beast, but I didn't see anything strange with her. Did you say that the Flaming Cloud Beast only attacked you through her methods?"

Zi Ling looked at Liu Shuang Shuang. She was currently surrounded by Gu Yuan and company with a weak face. He looked away and shook his head, "I don't think it's her!"

Having seen Liu Shuang Shuang's methods, she knew that her opponent was only this strong. If she could control the Flaming Cloud Beast and still be able to attack at such a crucial moment without her being noticed, this was not something that Liu Shuang Shuang could do.

"Then who else?" Huang Ying also frowned. The Mysterious God Sect had only sent out a dozen elite disciples. Other than Liu Shuang Shuang, she didn't think that there would be anyone secretly targeting Ye Ling.

"I don't know who it is, but his target is me. If not me, then I will definitely make my move!"

The sound of footsteps slowly approached. Zi Ling turned her head and saw Chu Feng standing in front of Yao Su not too far away, "Martial Uncle, the people from Joyful Union Sect are here. We've fought with them again, I'm afraid we can't easily enter Qingfeng Town."

He was right, there was something wrong with the current situation. A small town like Qingfeng Town had been dispatched by the Acacia Faction, and any two disciples had cultivation bases of Mysterious Scholar rank.

"Martial Uncle, I think we should find a place to hide and then disguise ourselves to enter the town to secretly inquire about the situation." Zhao Ting walked up to Yao Su and suggested.

Yao Su thought for a moment before nodding, "Hm, looks like something extraordinary has happened in this town."

In the end, Yao Su decided to lead the disciples to a hidden canyon about ten miles away from Qingfeng Town.

The canyon was located at the end of a dense forest. If one didn't search carefully, it would be difficult to find it. Moreover, there was a river behind the canyon. If there was any danger, he could still escape.

When night fell, Chu Feng and Zhao Ting were sent out by Yao Su to investigate the situation. The purple silk found a quiet place to absorb spiritual energy and recover.

Although she was curious about what had happened in Qingfeng Town, it wasn't like Yao Su and the rest who were completing their mission.

The sky gradually darkened and disciples from different places gathered together. Traveling for three days straight was already hard, and now that they had encountered the Flaming Cloud Beast, they were physically and mentally exhausted. Before long, even sounds of breathing could be heard from the lawn.

After sitting quietly for four hours, the spiritual energy in her body surged, reaching its peak state. She slightly closed her eyes, quietly feeling the tranquil night in her surroundings …

Hiss …

Ji...

She suddenly opened her eyes and looked into the darkness.

It didn't take long for the sound to grow louder, and she could tell it was a swarm of different kinds of insects. It seemed like she had chosen to catch the fish here by herself, but … Who could it be?

Soon, a large swarm of bugs surrounded her.

Puff …

Flames danced on her palms, almost without a pause, as they landed on the back of the bugs one by one, quickly … A pungent smell of burnt flesh wafted through the air.

Zi Ling saw the shadows of people moving in the forest. She gave up on trying to kill all the disgusting worms. Instead, she chased after them with high spirits.

She believed that with her speed, there would be no room for a Black Tortoise Martial Disciple below the Xuan Master level to escape. However … By the time she had chased him out of the woods, the man was long gone.

She stopped and held her breath, her eyes following her ears …

Nothing could escape her eyes. To her disappointment, that person seemed to have vanished into thin air. There was no trace of him to be found.

Things were getting more and more complicated!

She thought to herself that she had given up on searching. After all, he was able to lose track of him within such a short distance. This meant that this person must have had some sort of plan to get rid of him.

She walked slowly back, thinking that it was a good thing that she had kept her trump card. She just didn't know if Huang Ying had any gains.

She had experienced a siege of poisonous insects, and the disciples of the Divine Profound Sect were still soundly asleep. She did not disturb anyone, and with light footsteps, she arrived at Huang Ying's location, lying down next to him.

"You're back so soon? You found someone? " Huang Ying felt the body of the person beside her lie down, but did not open her eyes as she spoke softly.

"No, that person is elusive, and his speed is extremely fast." Zi Ling raised her head to look at the sky and asked in a low voice.

"That's strange. Even though you told me to guard this place, I didn't discover anyone suspicious." Huang Ying continued.

Zi Ling's expression changed slightly when she heard these words. This result was completely out of her control. The Flaming Cloud Beast had first locked onto her, and then it took advantage of the tension between the two groups to attack the white-clothed female, making the scene chaotic. After that, it would be impossible for her to believe that this person was not nearby. However, the consciousness that he released did not detect anyone other than them.

"No one left?" From start to finish, Zi Ling didn't believe it. As long as she did it, she would definitely leave behind a clue.

Huang Ying turned over and whispered into Zi Ling's ear, "There were indeed two who left, but they returned very quickly."

Zi Ling pursed her lips. From the appearance of the poisonous insects to their extermination, she chased after that person for at least half an hour. "The exact time that the two of them have left, is it more than a quarter of an hour?"

"No, I'll be back soon."

After saying this, the two sunk into silence.

"Could it be someone else?" Huang Ying was not a Violet Ribbon. She did not have spiritual sense to sense the surroundings, so she quickly believed that there was someone else around.

Zi Ling did not reply. All of this revealed a trace of strangeness. If it was one of the two who had left, then what was the time difference between them?

She thought about it for a while, and decided that the two who had left were the most suspicious. She asked, "Do you remember who those two were?"

Huang Ying lifted her lower jaw and looked at the person on the left first, "She, she is a middle stage Mysterious Scholar disciple, Liu Pei."

When Yao Su introduced all the disciples, Zi Ling remembered them in her heart, so when Huang Ying mentioned Liu Pei, she quickly found her position.