The three, Xiong Tai, Li Luo, and Xie Shenghua, discovered the valley after pushing through the green vines.
Behind the green vines lay a hidden world, something none of them had anticipated.
Thus, when they stumbled upon the valley, all three were frozen in their tracks.
Just then, a swarm of demonic beasts flew towards them.
As these beasts passed overhead, they inexplicably dropped something.
The trio, unable to evade, were directly struck.
When they came to their senses, they realized what had fallen upon them was the excrement of demonic beasts.
This infuriated them to no end, pushing them to the brink of becoming the first Hua Yuan realm experts in history to die of anger.
This was why they roared in frustration.
But before they could recover, a beastly roar echoed, followed by hordes of ferocious and demonic beasts appearing at the valley's entrance.
After recounting the events, Li Luo said indignantly, "That brat is like a slippery loach, impossible to guard against!"
Fu Liuyun's eyes nearly popped out in shock. "You mean to say these ferocious and demonic beasts were all brought here by that girl?"
Xie Shenghua's pretty face darkened. "If not her, then who? Those demonic beasts were clearly targeting us. If there was no one controlling them from behind, how could they have gathered so suddenly?"
Xiong Tai nodded, his face as black as ink. "Although I don't know how she controls beast hordes, besides us, she's the only one here. There can be no one else."
Although Fu Liuyun still found it hard to believe, he couldn't refute their words.
Moreover, that girl had already given him enough surprises, so one more wouldn't matter.
"Alright, what do we do now? Charge in?"
Fu Liuyun looked at the three of them, then at the beast army, and asked.
"Charge in? Sect Master Fu, are you joking?"
Xie Shenghua said sarcastically.
Although she no longer doubted Fu Liuyun's relationship with Zi Linling, she still didn't show him any pleasantries.
After all, among the four, only Fu Liuyun could be considered truly untainted.
Such was the inscrutable jealousy of women.
Li Luo, sensing the wrong tone from Xie Shenghua, quickly tried to smooth things over. "With so many demonic beasts, even if we killed them one by one, it would take hours to hack through them! Besides, the combat power of these beasts is not low. Wasn't the man-eating wild boar we encountered earlier an example?"
Fu Liuyun nodded. "Then what is the meaning of the Bright Envoy Li Luo?"
Li Luo said solemnly, "Wait!"
Wait?
Xiong Tai was the first to explode. "Until when? If that brat escapes through another exit, won't our efforts be in vain?"
Li Luo's gaze was sharp as he looked at Xiong Tai and retorted, "Then Xiong Blackie, do you have a better plan?"
"I..."
Xiong Tai was stunned into silence.
Li Luo looked at his speechless state. "Do you know why these demonic beasts are only blocking here and not attacking us?"
Xiong Tai was stunned again. "Why?"
"Because that brat is playing a game of patience with us!"
Li Luo looked at Xiong Tai as if he were an idiot, saying somewhat exasperatedly.
A game of patience?
Xie Shenghua found Li Luo's pretense of profundity annoying. "Bright Envoy Li Luo, can't you just speak plainly? Must you speak in halves and hide things, making others guess? Is that interesting?"
Li Luo gave an embarrassed chuckle. "Palace Mistress Xie, you've misunderstood. I was just contemplating how to phrase it."
"Hmph!"
Xie Shenghua snorted coldly and turned her head away.
Xiong Tai sneered. "Hmph! Speaking in such a mumbling way, don't think calling you 'Mama's Boy' makes you a woman."
Li Luo's expression turned gloomy, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.
But Xiong Tai was unperturbed and continued, "Stop making yourself neither man nor woman. If you like being a woman, it's best to be born again in your next life!"
Li Luo's face could now be described as pitch black.
He subtly clenched his right hand behind his back, his fist bulging with veins, and roared, "Xiong Blackie, are you seeking death?"
Xiong Tai glanced at him dismissively. "Mama's Boy! I..."
"Enough, you two are never going to stop!"
Xie Shenghua roared, interrupting Xiong Tai.
Then, she took a deep breath and said to Li Luo, "Bright Envoy Li Luo, please continue!"
Fu Liuyun frowned and added, "Since she's playing games, what should we do?"
Actually, seeing the three of them bickering, Fu Liuyun had already considered leaving them and going alone. However, leaving now was not opportune.
Because his sole intention from the beginning was to invite that girl to join the Liuyun Sect, and he had no intention of harming her.
But these three were different. After being toyed with by Zi Linling multiple times, they had developed murderous intent.
Especially Xie Shenghua, the second palace mistress of the Hundred Flower Palace, who hated Zi Linling with all her might.
Therefore, Fu Liuyun decided to temporarily stay with this small team, ready to save Zi Linling's life at any moment, and to give an account to Ye Lingyuan and the Fengyun Chamber of Commerce.
Li Luo glared at Xiong Tai with a sinister look before continuing, "This valley has only one exit, so she's playing for time, betting that we don't have enough time to guard here. And she should be more anxious than us!"
"How do you know there's only one exit? What if we block here and she escapes through another way?"
Xie Shenghua pondered for a moment and asked.
Li Luo smiled enigmatically. "Fairy Shenghua, have you forgotten where the brat exited when we trapped her earlier?"
Xie Shenghua was stunned, a flash of realization crossing her mind.
She suddenly understood. "Oh! I get it! If there were other exits, she wouldn't have gone out that way and returned!"
"Yes!"
Li Luo nodded and continued, "These beasts surrounding us without attacking must be her orders. And with only four of us, we can't fight these beasts, so we can only wait!"
Xie Shenghua found Li Luo's analysis logical. She found a spot and sat down. "We'll wait! I will catch that little bitch, no matter the cost!"
With that, she closed her eyes and began to cultivate.
Seeing this, Xiong Tai also found a spot and entered a state of cultivation.
Li Luo gazed into the depths of the valley, his eyes gleaming with an unusual light.
Fu Liuyun glanced at Li Luo and closed his eyes.
At the cave dwelling of the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger, Zi Linling looked towards the valley entrance for a while, then shook her head and leisurely took out her alchemy furnace, starting to sort medicinal ingredients.
Now that she had found the Spirit Gathering Grass, it was time to refine the Qi Gathering Pill.
She had originally planned to refine it after returning to the Zi family, but she hadn't expected to be trapped in this valley by powerful enemies.