"Fellow Daoist Tiancan!"
Qiu Chengruo cried out involuntarily. She took a few steps forward, stood in front of Yong Ruyu, and stared at Nie Wushang nervously.
Nie Wushang was now wearing the clothes of Tiancan. She was dressed in black and looked fierce. She wasn't a kind person. She stared at Yong Ruyu with a cold gaze and a stern tone. Her whole body was filled with murderous intent as if she could spill blood at any time.
Mo Tiange couldn't help but smile when she saw Mo Tiange's expression.
This reminded her of the first time she met Nie Wushang. That was during Martial Uncle Xuanyin's Soul-Formation Ceremony. At that time, they were still just Foundation Building cultivators, but Nie Wushang, because of a disagreement, attacked someone else. It was exactly this kind of imposing manner and threatening killing intent. Nevertheless, after more than sixty years, Nie Wushang today was a bit less gloomy compared to the past and a bit more imposing.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, you …" Seeing Nie Wushang's disdainful gaze and unyielding attitude, Qiu Chengruo turned to Mo Tiange, who she could talk to. However, when she turned her head, she saw Mo Tiange's smiling face. Her heart couldn't help but sink to the bottom.
Could it be that he had chosen the wrong partner this time?
This Fellow Daoist Qin seems to have a good temper, but she's actually cold-blooded and doesn't care about other people's lives?
Qiu Chengruo was very nervous.
Mo Tiange smiled back at Qiu Chengruo as if she didn't feel anything. She then turned to Nie Wushang and said, "I knew I'd never be able to learn your ruthlessness."
Nie Wushang snorted, raised her eyes, and said nothing.
She wasn't like Mo Tiange, who tried her best to control herself from killing people. Since she was a child, she killed countless people under Master Song Feng's instruction, so she didn't care about killing people at all.
To her, Yong Ruyu and Qiu Chengruo were just two strangers. It wasn't a big deal to kill them.
"But now isn't the time to kill them."
Mo Tiange pondered for a moment then looked at Yong Ruyu with a smile. "Fellow Daoist Yong, although I don't like killing people, I'm on Fellow Daoist Tiancan's side. If you have this kind of idea, even if we don't kill you, you'll lose your life the moment you give up — in addition to your junior martial sister's life."
At this point, Yong Ruyu's gaze moved, and she looked at Qiu Chengruo with a pale face.
He saw the situation just now. Nie Wushang was incomparably fierce, but Qiu Chengruo stood in front of him without any hesitation.
They had been martial brothers and sisters for several hundred years, and they had also become Daoist companions. They had been together for many years, and he knew Qiu Chengruo's personality very well. Although her cultivation was not low, and her strength was not weak, she had been too dependent on him all these years. If she collapsed, she would definitely not be able to survive.
"Senior Brother …" Qiu Chengruo looked at him with pleading eyes. "You … I …" She wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything in the end.
Yong Ruyu sighed, "Junior Sister, I've disappointed you, I …"
There was confusion in Qiu Chengruo's eyes. He didn't understand what he meant. Was he regretting his actions just now, or was he apologizing for his incompetence?
In the next moment, her gaze became firm. She held Yong Ruyu's hand and said, "No matter what you do, I … I'll only stand by your side. You can rest assured."
Yong Ruyu was shocked. Many things flashed in her eyes as she stared at Mo Tiange. In the end, she sighed and said, "Junior Sister, you're still so affectionate towards me even at this time. That year … that year, I let you down …"
"What's the point of saying this?"
Qiu Chengruo's gaze became gentle. "All these years, you let me control you, and I stopped all the women who approached you, but you didn't complain at all. Do you think I still don't understand your feelings?
It's just … it's just that I've always been unwilling … "
"Enough, you two!" Nie Wushang coldly interrupted their affectionate words. "What kind of situation is it now?
You still have time to talk about this?
Quickly decide! If you want to live, cheer up and think of a way! If you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish right now! "
"…"
Yong Ruyu's complexion turned pale at first. He then looked at Qiu Chengruo then at Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang. Gradually, a determined expression appeared on his face. In the end, he clenched his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoists, I was impolite just now. Thank you for reminding me."
Upon seeing his reaction, Nie Wushang's expression gradually softened. She withdrew her gaze and said faintly, "Since you want to live, it'll be easy."
"Oh?" Judging from her tone, it seemed she already had an idea, so Mo Tiange asked, "What did you think of?"
Nie Wushang glanced at her and said, "I think there are two ways to deal with this.
The first is to find other people and see what happened to them. Maybe they'll have other clues. The second is to wait and see. Since Castellan Mei schemed against us, but we didn't follow his plan and took that puppet with us, he must have a backup plan. "
"En …" Mo Tiange nodded while thinking. "What you said makes sense." She then turned to the other two people and asked, "Fellow Daoist Yong, Fellow Daoist Qiu, what do you think?"
Yong Ruyu's face, which had just regained some color, smiled bitterly and said, "Fellow Daoists, I'll leave this matter to you. If there's anything you need to know, you can ask me again." He had just experienced a state of sorrow and joy, so it really wasn't the time to think calmly.
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang also understood the situation, so they didn't ask any more questions.
After thinking for a while, Mo Tiange looked at Nie Wushang and said, "The two methods you mentioned don't conflict with each other. How about we look for other people while waiting for the follow-up plan?"
"En." Nie Wushang nodded in agreement.
After a simple agreement, the four of them rested and reorganized themselves before resuming their journey.
These caves extended in all directions and had many forks. In the end, the four of them simply let it be and walked casually.
Nie Wushang was right about one thing. No matter what kind of plan Castellan Mei had, it would be revealed in the end. If they really couldn't figure it out, they could just wait.
However, if they did that, they would be in a very passive position.
Nevertheless, although they walked casually, Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang didn't let down their vigilance.
Yong Ruyu and Qiu Chengruo's cultivation levels were a bit low, but the most important thing was that their will to live wasn't strong enough. Therefore, it was better for them to rely on themselves.
They once again walked casually into another fork. The leader, Nie Wushang, suddenly stopped and raised her index finger to make a shushing gesture.
The three people behind her stopped at the same time.
Mo Tiange looked around but didn't see anything unusual, so she asked with her eyes.
Nie Wushang secretly said, "There's devil aura."
Mo Tiange was stunned. "How did you know?" Her divine sense was stronger than Nie Wushang's, but she still didn't discover it.
Nie Wushang blinked mysteriously and said, "The magic weapon I stole from Tianyan Sect can sense devil aura."
"I see …" Devil aura … Most of the people who entered the so-called secret ancient land with them this time were devil cultivators, so it was possible that other devil cultivators passed through here?
Mo Tiange thought for a moment then asked, "How many people?
Where did they go? "
"I'm not sure, but they should be coming this way," Nie Wushang said. "We'll just wait here."
"En."
Their conversation was secretly transmitted, so Yong Ruyu and Qiu Chengruo couldn't hear it. After waiting for a long time, Qiu Chengruo couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
Nie Wushang glanced at her then said faintly, "We're waiting for someone."
"Huh?"
At that moment, Mo Tiange's divine sense also sensed traces of other people. She frowned slightly and said, "Three people. One is in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm, and two are in the early stage."
Nie Wushang sighed softly and said, "Our luck's bad. It seems it's those three people."
Among the cultivators who entered the secret area, there was only one team of three people — the strong devil cultivator City Lord Mei called Jin Shi and his two little brothers.
These three people looked repulsive, talked frivolously, and were hostile to them. Now, they were looking for other cultivators because they wanted to see what was going on and find out City Lord Mei's purpose. These three people really weren't good choices.
"Oh!" Mo Tiange exclaimed in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Nie Wushang asked.
"The three of them are a bit abnormal."
"Abnormal?"
"En."
Mo Tiange furrowed her brows and said, "They seem to be being chased by something … and they look very distressed."
"What?" Nie Wushang was surprised.
At that moment, those three people also entered the range of her divine sense. Sure enough, it was like that.
At the same time, their whereabouts were also discovered. Those three people suddenly sped up and ran towards them.
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang were focused on tracking those three people with their divine senses, so they didn't say anything for a while. Yong Ruyu and Qiu Chengruo's divine senses were slightly weaker, so they didn't know what was going on. As they listened to their conversation and looked at their expressions, they couldn't help but feel nervous.
After a while, the two people's spiritual senses finally sensed the approaching group of three, causing Yong Ruyu's brows to wrinkle.
After sensing for a while, he asked, "Fellow Daoists, should we wait here?"
"En," Nie Wushang answered carelessly.
"But … who knows if those three people harbor evil intentions?"
Yong Ruyu said worriedly, "After all, before they entered the secret area, they were hostile to us."
"So what?" Nie Wushang didn't even bat an eyelid. "If they harbor evil intentions, we'll just kill them."
"…" Upon hearing this answer, Yong Ruyu shut up.
After being threatened by Nie Wushang just now, he already knew this seemingly thin and weak fellow Daoist was much more ruthless than him. He showed his cowardice, and his cultivation level was also lower than hers, so he really didn't have the face to say anything at this time.
As they talked, those three people got closer and closer. Finally, they heard footsteps coming from inside the cave.
Mo Tiange immediately frowned. Based on the messy footsteps, their situation should be very bad. Did they encounter something terrible?
She only had time to think about this when the three devil cultivators appeared at the end of a fork in the road.
As soon as he saw the four of them, the strong man in the lead was overjoyed. He led his two younger brothers and rushed towards them. "Fellow Daoists, please help us!"
* * *
None of the four people made a sound.
They clearly remembered the attitude these three people had before they entered the secret area. Now that they saw them, they actually came to ask for help so enthusiastically. No matter how they looked at it, it was very unusual.
The three people stopped in front of them. The strong cultivator in the lead seemed to notice their vigilance, so he said anxiously, "Fellow Daoists, there's a monster in this cave. If you don't help us, that monster will attack you in the end!"