"Hululu, hululu..."

The strange sound followed the three of them. Luo Qianqian hurriedly looked back and saw a black Spiritual Beast with very glossy fur. There was a single horn on its forehead, its limbs were short, its tail curled upward. It looked very much like a mountain goat, yet its fur was fine and shiny, making it seem quite docile.

"There are still animals inside the Mountain and River Map?" Luo Qianqian was immediately very surprised, but she still didn’t dare approach carelessly. Seeing it heading straight for Haan Bing made her feel even more puzzled.

"A Xianglin Beast?" Haan Bing’s expression turned odd as he checked the things on his body and his clothes. He hadn’t had any physical contact with anyone, and if he had, it was only just now when Bai Yizhu applied medicine to him...

He immediately gave Bai Yizhu and Luo Qianqian a strange look. These two had been by his side the whole time; there was absolutely no need to use this kind of method to track him.

Most importantly, she hadn’t sensed any scent at all.

When the Xianglin Beast was mentioned, Luo Qianqian directly grabbed Bai Yizhu’s arm and hopped back, staring nervously at this Xianglin Beast, afraid some weird smell had gotten on her.

Just earlier Huangfu Huang had disgusted Huangfu Yanyao, and now this...

Wait, Huangfu Yanyao still hasn’t replied yet?

She and Bai Yizhu exchanged a look, both a bit baffled as they stared at the Xianglin Beast in front of them.

Although they knew the scent on Huangfu Yanyao had already been removed, it still made them a bit suspicious.

"...Did someone touch you?" Luo Qianqian looked at Haan Bing, pursed her lips, and, meeting his strange gaze, said, "Someone secretly made a move on people from our Sect last night, smeared it on their faces. But that smell should be gone by now."

"They made a move on people from the Nine Heavens Pavilion? Who? A man?" Haan Bing was instantly astonished.

Because compared to the other Sects, the Nine Heavens Pavilion was extremely weak. There was really no need to prepare an ambush against them in advance, right?

"Yeah, we’ve only got two women, okay?"

Only two... some Sects don’t even have one, alright?

On this continent, how many Sects would allow women to engage in Cultivation? Even if they did, most were raised with external aids. How would they let that level of disciple go out? Isn’t that just asking to be beaten?

For a Sect like the Nine Heavens Pavilion to let Luo Shiqi, a girl, walk the Star Path was already extremely rare and hard to come by.

"That pair from your Sect... those people from Southern Li?" Haan Bing continued to ask.

Luo Qianqian faintly felt that maybe Haan Bing also knew the true identities of Huangfu Yihui and Huangfu Yanyao, which was why he had hesitated slightly just now.

She nodded again.

"...The Royal Family’s despicable methods are many to begin with." Haan Bing sighed lightly, then crouched down and removed the things from his body, only to see the Xianglin Beast staring straight as it pounced toward his sword...

The three of them were all stunned. What kind of situation was this now?

"Could it be that you cut open the container they stored the Lin Xiang in?" Luo Qianqian quickly said. If it were somewhere else, there might still be other possibilities, but on his sword? Heaven knew how many people that sword had cut down since entering the Mountain and River Map.

With a disgusted look, Haan Bing skewered the Xianglin Beast straight through, and the instant he drew his sword, the Xianglin Beast turned into a block of ice.

The sword in Haan Bing’s hand constantly emitted waves of chill outward, and the surrounding temperature dropped several degrees in a very straightforward way.

"Let’s go." Gripping the longsword, Haan Bing looked utterly disdainful. As long as it wasn’t on his body, he had nothing to be afraid of!

The scene before them was still the same as before.

"Hehe, I didn’t expect you would end up together." A voice sounded from behind. Luo Qianqian turned around in puzzlement and was surprised to see Huangfu Yihui, though his tone seemed a bit off.

"You’re not hurt, are you?" Luo Qianqian frowned but still asked out of concern, then saw the pair of curved sabers in his hands and her brows furrowed even tighter.

Huangfu Yihui had always used a long whip. Even if he didn’t use a long whip, he still had the bow and arrow as an option. When had she ever seen him using curved sabers?

She immediately grabbed Bai Yizhu, stopping him from stepping forward, and looked at the person in front of them with doubt.

"Almost forgot I’m still wearing this..." He reached up and peeled off the skin mask on his face, revealing a completely unfamiliar face. Only those eyes looked somewhat similar to Huangfu Yihui’s...

"I forgot to introduce myself. I am Huangfu Ze of the Fire Cloud Sect."

Huangfu...

Luo Qianqian instantly looked at the man in front of her with heightened vigilance. Could the one who used Lin Xiang on Huangfu Yanyao to target him be this man standing here?

And now he was disguised as Huangfu Yihui...

Luo Qianqian couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath. Was he planning to kill with a borrowed knife, pretending that it was Huangfu Yihui who killed Huangfu Yanyao?

As her thoughts spun rapidly, the wariness in her heart deepened.

"Haan Bing of the Snow Palace. Any advice?" Seeing the man in front of them, Haan Bing confirmed his earlier suspicion and let out a mocking laugh. So the Royal Family really couldn’t withstand a bit of gossip.

These filthy affairs of the Royal Family.

And clearly, this Huangfu Ze already had a very clear understanding of the people from the Nine Heavens Pavilion; otherwise he wouldn’t have said what he just did.

Didn’t expect you would end up together...

Who’s "you"? The Snow Palace and the Nine Heavens Pavilion.

"Advice, no. It’s just, why did the Xianglin Beast go after the three of you?" Huangfu Ze toyed with the pair of curved sabers half as tall as a man, his face carrying a hint of bloodthirsty chill.

He had come here precisely to deal with the Southern Li traitor Prince, yet now he had targeted the wrong people? How could he not be enraged?

The Mountain and River Map was so large, and now that the Xianglin Beast was dead, the chance of running into Huangfu Yihui and Huangfu Yanyao again was slim to none.

He just didn’t know what method the people before him had used to remove the smell of Lin Xiang.

All he could do was vent his anger on the three in front of him. Maybe with this little girl around, those two idiots might actually come looking?

He immediately gave Luo Qianqian a wicked grin. "Come with me, or you all die together."

Luo Qianqian instantly felt like spraying soda in his face!

Did he think he was so handsome that gods and humans alike would be outraged, and one sentence from him would make her lose her mind and follow him?

Someone really ought to give him a mirror so he could take a good look at his own face. It wasn’t even as good-looking as Huangfu Yihui’s fake one, okay?

What capital did he have to make her go with him?

She lifted her chin and looked at him with disdain. "I’ve never played by the rules, so I choose... you die. Please go die for me, alright?"

Bai Yizhu immediately lowered his head and raised a hand to his forehead, while his other hand clenched tightly around his Weapon. Swallowing his speechless sigh, he readied himself.

"Hahaha, you really are different from those others! I want to see if you can still be this proud when you’re writhing in pleasure under your Master!"

As soon as he finished speaking, flames surged up around that pair of curved sabers, and the surrounding trees began to wilt under the heat.

A pair of Daggers appeared in Luo Qianqian’s hands. She was countered by fire, but that didn’t mean she had no power to fight back!