I had no interest in watching Li Zuoquan lecture his subordinates. I let out a cold snort, helped up Zhang Dabiao, who had gone limp as a noodle, and walked into the mountain cave.
He had no Xuan Yang True Qi in his body now, and without the Yin Bone Wind, it was still chilling. If he stayed here for too long, he would surely catch a cold.
After helping Zhang Dabiao into the cave and starting a bonfire beside him, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Tonight had been too perilous. Why did the Mountain God see the Tian Tui Seal leave at the last moment? What puzzled me even more was that the Tian Tui Seal had changed its appearance. This was truly baffling.
With the Mountain God's strength, let alone being unharmed, even if Li Zuoquan had injured him, I would still be no match for him. What was the reason? Was it really because of the Tian Tui Seal?
Thinking this, I formed a hand seal and chanted an incantation, preparing to use the Tian Tui Seal again. This time, it didn't appear as a golden sword, but as a hazy golden light. Because there wasn't much Xuan Yang Qi in my body, I dispersed the Tian Tui Seal as soon as it formed.
"Can't figure it out?" Bai Ling'er's voice suddenly sounded in my ear.
I turned around and saw that Bai Ling'er had appeared behind me at some point. Her flawless white scales emitted a white glow under the bonfire's illumination.
I was no longer surprised by Bai Ling'er's sudden reappearance; her coming and going without a trace had become commonplace.
"Ling'er, do you know what's going on?"
Bai Ling'er flickered and appeared in front of me. "Don't you feel like something is missing from the surroundings?"
I scratched my head and thought for a moment before replying, "Something missing? I don't feel anything!"
Bai Ling'er stumbled, almost falling from mid-air. "Calling you a blockhead is an understatement. Don't you feel like someone is missing?"
"Someone missing? Zhang Dabiao is here, you are here, Yue'er is also... Where is Yue'er?"
I looked around and suddenly realized Yue'er was gone. She had stayed in the cave earlier, asking Zhang Dabiao and me to go rescue Li Zuoquan. I hadn't seen her go out, so why was no one in the cave now?
"Tsk, you only notice now that someone is missing. Your brain is beyond saving. Are you the 'steel straight man' they talk about?"
I rolled my eyes at Ling'er's words. What did this have to do with being a steel straight man? I was a pure and good man! It was pointless to discuss this with Bai Ling'er; it was like playing the lute to a cow.
"Yue'er, wasn't she in the cave all along? Where did she go?"
Bai Ling'er blinked her anthropomorphic eyes and replied, "What else could she be doing? She went to help a heartless idiot just now. Who knew that idiot wouldn't appreciate it and actually forgot about her."
I was speechless. It was undoubtedly me she was referring to as the idiot. This also made me understand that the Mountain God wasn't afraid of the Tian Tui Seal in my hand, but of Yue'er. This made me curious about her identity.
It was understandable that Li Zuoquan feared her. Li Zuoquan was still alive, and he was like an emperor in Molu Village. But outside, it might not be the same.
However, the Mountain God was an evil spirit and a malevolent soul. Even if the emperor stood before it, it wouldn't be afraid, as they belonged to different worlds.
Furthermore, it was powerful, ranking high on the list of malevolent spirits in the mortal world. If it weren't for Li Zuoquan's sneak attack from behind, coupled with our interference, it would have been a pipe dream to severely injure the Mountain God. Sudan Fiction Network.
I cleared my throat and said to Bai Ling'er, "Ling'er, are you and Yue'er very familiar with each other?"
"So-so, just average. What do you mean?" Bai Ling'er looked at me warily, her gaze like that of a pervert, making me hesitant to ask the rest of my question.
In the end, curiosity outweighed everything else. I could only pretend not to see Bai Ling'er's look and said solemnly, "The old fox feared Yue'er, and now the Mountain God was also scared away by Yue'er. Can you tell me who she really is? Is she a hidden master, a reclusive Great Celestial Master?"
Bai Ling'er circled once and flickered to the top of my head, giving me a snake-style head-butt before saying, "Have you ever seen such a young and beautiful Great Celestial Master?"
I shook my head.
"Then that settles it." Bai Ling'er leaped down from my head and replied casually, "As for her identity, I can't tell you. If you want to know, you can ask her yourself."
"Then forget it!"
I had no masochistic tendencies. Yue'er's personality was even more eccentric than Bai Ling'er's, and her mood changed faster than flipping a book. Compared to her, I felt Bai Ling'er was a well-behaved child.
"Coward."
Facing Bai Ling'er's mockery, I shrugged, thinking, 'It's better to be called a coward than to be beaten by her.' Just as we were talking, Yue'er walked in from outside, looking tired.
She glanced at Zhang Dabiao lying in the sleeping bag, then turned her gaze to me. "You are truly incredibly stupid. You couldn't even see through such a simple little scheme. If there's a next time, don't expect me to save you."
Yue'er's words made me furious. If I had been tricked by Li Zuoquan, I wouldn't have anything to say, but you were the one who told us to save him, which is why I fell for it. This matter couldn't be entirely blamed on me!
Thinking this, I blurted out, "This can't be entirely blamed on me; you have responsibility too! If you hadn't told us to save Li Zuoquan, would so many problems have arisen?"
As soon as I spoke, Yue'er's eyes shot up. "What did you say? Say that again?"
Even a clay figurine has some temper, let alone a living person like me. "Am I wrong? You ran away first when you encountered danger, leaving Zhang Dabiao and me behind. If I hadn't been so lucky, I would have died countless times already..."
Before I could finish, Bai Ling'er interrupted me. Her anthropomorphic eyes were filled with anger, but the anger wasn't directed at Yue'er, but at me.
"What do you know? If Yue'er hadn't held back the Mountain Ghoul leader for you, you wouldn't have had the chance to speak here. You truly are..."
"Ling'er, stop talking." Yue'er interrupted Bai Ling'er from continuing and looked at me calmly. "Li Zuoquan, I did tell you to save him, but why didn't you realize there was a problem with his birth date when he gave it to you?
As an Yin Diviner, you are most familiar with evil spirits and malevolent souls. Didn't your master ever tell you that in dense forests with heavy Yin energy, you should not divine or perform tasks for Yin beings?"
Hearing Yue'er's words, I couldn't help but shiver. It wasn't fear of the Mountain God, but how did she know the rules of my Yin Divination sect?
My Yin Divination lineage, though not a major sect, had been passed down for thousands of years. However, due to certain special reasons, it declined midway, and most of the sect's scriptures were lost.
Therefore, from then on, all the do's and don'ts within the sect were passed down orally by the master. I can be very sure and certain that my master only had me as his direct disciple.
Everything Yue'er just said were the key points my master taught me when I joined the sect. How could she possibly know?
"Who are you? How do you know the rules of my sect so clearly?"