"Senior Sister Suxin!"
"Did you really come to save us?"
Just as Cheng Qingyu finished speaking, two figures ran down from the mountain, their clothes slightly dirty and a bit disheveled. It was Xu Caihe and Zhou LingâEr, who had just escaped with their lives.
Their cultivation was sealed, so their speed wasnât much faster than ordinary people, which is why they only now reached the valley halfway up the mountain.
Seeing everyone from afar, they became overjoyed and hurriedly ran over.
The other girls were also pleasantly surprised. Suxin quickly asked, "Are you two alright?"
The two shook their heads and, feeling guilty, said as they reached Suxin, "Sorry, Senior Sister. We should have listened to you and not run around recklessly."
Suxin responded with a gentle smile, "Itâs good that youâre safe."
Cheng Qingyu suddenly asked, "Junior Sister Xu, Junior Sister Zhou, how did you manage to escape?"
The others were also curious and looked at them. Xu Caihe and Zhou LingâEr immediately started chattering about what had happened.
The girls fell silent at once.
They hadnât seen anyone, only that all the people from the Joyful Union Sect were dead.
This scene seemed very familiar, didnât it?
Xu Caihe looked around suddenly and quietly asked, "Senior Sister Suxin, um, didnât Senior Brother He come with you?"
Zhou LingâEr also felt a bit aggrieved: "Everyone came to rescue us, but Senior Brother He didnât."
Jian Yue spoke calmly, "He Zhiqiu was taken by the Celestial Phoenix Maiden."
"Ah?!" The two girls widened their eyes in shock.
Suxin added, "All our Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers were captured by the people from Celestial Phoenix Mountain."
"What?!" They opened their mouths wide, realizing now that all the Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers were missing.
Qiu Zhihe said nothing, his figure flickering as he exited the valley.
Jian Yue and Little Hammer followed at the same time, and the three quickly left.
The remaining girls said no more, focusing on circulating their energy to expel the poison.
Xu Caihe and Zhou LingâEr also sat down silently, beginning to attempt operating their cultivation technique to break through the restrictions within themselves.
Senior Brother He and the others were captured while coming to rescue us, we must save them!
The valley had just quieted down for a moment when suddenly there were a few cries of surprise. The girls opened their eyes to see several masked figures in black robes capturing Suxin, Cheng Qingyu, and Lan Yin!
"Senior Sister Suxin! Senior Sister Cheng!"
"Junior Brother Lan!"
"Holy shit, Litt... Junior Brother Lan!"
All the female disciples were stunned, unable to understand what had just happened.
First, all the Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers were taken, and now even their only backbone, Senior Sister Suxin, was captured.
They didnât even know who had taken Suxin and the other two!
This trip to South Demon was truly humiliating!!
"How...how can this be?"
...
"Who are you?!"
"Are you remnants of the Joyful Sect?"
"Let us down immediately!"
Suxin, Cheng Qingyu, and Mo Xiaolan were all carried over the shoulders of a group of people in black robes, quickly running out of Sun and Moon Mountain.
No matter how Suxin and Cheng Qingyu questioned along the way, the mysterious group said nothing.
Only the one carrying Mo Xiaolan whispered in her ear, "Brother Lan Yin, itâs me."
Mo Xiaolan was startled, "Yiren?"
"Shh!" Wu Yiren put a slender finger to her lips and whispered, "Rest assured, theyâre all Golden Snake Guards, and they just want to ask you a few questions. They wonât harm you."
Wu Yiren glanced around and noticed Si Mingcheng deliberately or unintentionally watching her. She whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Iâll find an opportunity and elope with you later."
"Huh?"
Mo Xiaolan was stunned, dazedly looking at Wu Yiren.
This headstrong princess actually wanted to elope with her?
This misunderstanding was getting bigger. Maybe it was time to clear things up with her.
As Mo Xiaolan contemplated this, the Golden Snake Guards stopped in a forest and put the three down.
Si Mingcheng, dressed in a black robe and wearing a mask, approached them and spoke gently, "Fellow Daoists, we mean no harm. We just want to ask you something."
Suxin, seeing that they didnât immediately take action against them, calmed down gradually and asked with a frown, "What do you want to know?"
Si Mingcheng, making his voice hoarse, laughed gruffly, "Itâs nothing major, really. Weâre just curious, with so many elite disciples from the Zhenyang Sect coming to the place of the South Demon, what exactly are they here for?"
Suxinâs expression hardened briefly before she smiled, "My friend, you have mistaken us for someone else. Weâre just Loose Cultivators."
Si Mingcheng laughed heartily, "Sister of Danxia Peak, Fairy Su, thereâs no need to pretend. The Zhenyang Sect is the Leader of the Righteous Path, always acting upright and openly. Whatâs there to hide?"
Suxin looked bewildered, "My friend, youâve really got the wrong person. I donât know any Suxin."
"Fairy Su, since youâre unwilling to share, weâll have to resort to some measures."
Si Mingcheng smiled slightly and walked to Cheng Qingyuâs side.
One of Si Mingchengâs purposes for coming on this mission was to investigate why the Zhenyang Sect dispatched disciples to the South Demon area.
And to assess Lan Yinâs character and cultivation, to see if he was worthy of the princess.
Of course, if necessary, it would be best to make this Lan Ying back off and stay away from the princess.
As soon as he saw Ye Xiyue and Su Hongling leave, he seized the opportunity and swiftly captured Suxin, Lan Yin, and Cheng Qingyu.
He captured Suxin because, apart from Ye Xiyue, she was the core person of this group and would naturally know the true purpose of the Zhenyang Sectâs southward journey.
Lan Yin was taken to test him.
As for Cheng Qingyu, she was merely collateral, for despite being a surface ally of the Western Imperial Dynasty and the Zhenyang Sect, they dared not harm core disciples like Suxin.
But ordinary steward disciples like Cheng Qingyu were tools to threaten and make Suxin confess.
Just like now, since Suxin wouldnât reveal their real mission, Cheng Qingyu would endure some suffering.
Si Mingcheng extended his hand to grab Cheng Qingyuâs shoulder, causing Suxinâs expression to change slightly:
"What are you going to do?"
Si Mingcheng licked his lips and chuckled sinisterly, "Rest assured, Fairy Su, this fairy will only feel a little pain."
Besides protecting the Western Emperor Palace, the Golden Snake Guards were also responsible for some interrogations.
Si Mingcheng took pleasure in seeing others in pain, which is why he specifically learned some interrogation techniques.
The "little pain" he mentioned would definitely leave an indelible mark on the beautiful fairy.
The chance to torment a fairy from the Zhenyang Sect was rare.
Si Mingcheng remembered the time he whipped and tortured Si Minglan. Although Cheng Qingyu wasnât as beautiful as Si Minglan, she was enough to excite him.
Si Mingcheng grinned, a perverted thrill rising within him, as his fingers sank into Cheng Qingyuâs soft shoulder, ready to infuse his spiritual power.
"Hehe, courting death."
Suddenly, Cheng Qingyu sneered coldly, and a huge burst of spiritual pressure exploded from her body!
The surrounding Golden Snake Guards were slightly weakened in their legs, desperately circulating their spiritual power to resist.
Si Mingchengâs expression changed drastically, his disbelief evident:
"A Nascent Soul? How is this possible?!"