“Junior Sister Lu Luo, what is this?”
The guarding disciples looked toward Lu Luo.
Senior Brother Zhou was an inspection disciple and could come and go freely, but no one else, not even a Foundation Establishment late stage expert, could leave Demonic Sword Peak without Elder Xu’s permission.
“Lu Luo is skilled in tracking techniques and is a great help to me. What, do you want to inspect her?”
Ye Bufan’s face darkened, and his eyes were like blades.
“Senior Brother Zhou, we were just following the orders from above…”
One of the guarding disciples looked troubled, but before he could finish speaking, the Senior Brother beside him slapped him across the face.
“This kid just reached Foundation Establishment and doesn’t know the rules. Since he is Senior Brother Zhou’s assistant, there’s no problem.”
That Senior Brother wore a full smile as he stepped aside to let them pass.
“Woof, woof, woof!!”
The Zhou Wangchen transformed by Beast-Transformation Art barked even more urgently when he saw this.
If he could speak, he would have already cursed that stupid disciple out.
Unfortunately, the guarding disciples could not be bothered to even look at a dog.
“You have good judgment.”
Ye Bufan smiled faintly, brought Lu Luo with him, and led the leash as he walked out of Demonic Sword Peak. After they had gone some distance, he finally let out a long breath.
After they left, the guarding disciples who had been slapped earlier looked furious.
“Senior Brother, why did you hit me? This was the elder’s order. We have to inspect everyone strictly!”
Smack!
That Senior Brother slapped him again and said coldly, “I just saved your life, and you still dare to shout? Just muddle through the mission from above. But if you offend Zhou Wangchen, you won’t even know how you died!”
A flash of wariness and fear appeared on his face as he warned, “Zhou Wangchen has a black heart and even blacker hands; even ordinary Foundation Establishment late stage cultivators do not want to offend him.”
Zhou Wangchen’s own strength was already stronger than theirs, and his mind was meticulous, with unparalleled skill at preserving his life.
He was extremely hard to kill.
Last time, a Foundation Establishment late stage cultivator chased him, only to be led by him into a powerful demonic beast nest, where the man was directly tricked to death, while Zhou Wangchen himself came away completely unharmed.
That guarding disciple’s face instantly went pale.
After just a few months of Foundation Establishment, he did not know any of this.
Meanwhile, Ye Bufan.
At this point, he had already completely left the range of Demonic Sword Peak.
“From now on, the sky is high and birds may fly wherever they please.”
Ye Bufan looked toward the Heavenly Demon Sect mountain gate not far away, feeling relaxed.
Lu Luo pressed close to him and timidly said, “From now on, this servant will serve Master well.”
“Don’t worry. As long as you behave, I won’t kill you. I just happen to be short of someone to attend to me.”
Ye Bufan said with a half-smile.
Over the past few days, Ye Bufan had been quite satisfied with Lu Luo’s service, and she worked very efficiently.
Besides, with soul blood on her, he was not afraid of her betraying him at all.
“Thank you, Master.”
Lu Luo was delighted, and with her cheeks flushed red, she pressed even closer to Ye Bufan.
The soft, full bulge against him made Ye Bufan’s heart flutter.
Just then, a cold woman in a blue long dress walked over. She glanced past “Zhou Wangchen” and looked at Lu Luo with a frosty expression. “Lu Luo, where is the cultivation cauldron you snatched?”
Yesterday, she had waited at Demonic Shadow Peak, but Lu Luo never showed up.
And now Demonic Sword Peak was sealed off, so she could not get in.
She could only wait outside.
“Senior Sister Qing Yao!”
Lu Luo froze, panic flashed across her face, and her complexion rapidly turned pale.
Ye Bufan’s expression also changed slightly, and his whole body instantly tensed.
“To think that the daughter of the Heavenly Demon Sect’s Grand Elder, the heaven’s favored daughter of Demonic Shadow Peak, would actually be waiting outside just to sleep with me! Damn it!”
Lu Luo had mentioned Shangguan Qingyao’s matter before, but he had not taken it to heart.
A mere cultivation cauldron should not have been enough to make a heaven’s favored daughter wait outside for it, should it?
But now… he seemed to have underestimated just how important the cultivation cauldron was to this woman.
“Speak! Where is the cultivation cauldron?”
The cold woman’s beautiful eyes were icy.
“Senior Sister, Lu Luo mentioned your instructions to me, but that cultivation cauldron already died after cultivating Blood Spirit Art, and I helped bury the body.”
“Now that Demonic Sword Peak is sealed off and Lu Luo cannot get out, she had to ask me to bring it out and report to you.”
Ye Bufan reacted quickly, hurried forward with a smile, and said respectfully.
As he got closer, Shangguan Qingyao’s appearance came into view.
She had a classic oval face, fair and smooth skin, and extremely high looks, only slightly inferior to Chu Zixue.
Her temperament was cold like a secluded bamboo, and a fragrance like fresh lotus drifted into his nose, making him feel strangely comfortable.
“Is that so, Lu Luo?”
Shangguan Qingyao studied Ye Bufan several times, then turned to Lu Luo.
“Yes, yes.”
Lu Luo quickly answered.
She gratefully looked at Ye Bufan.
This explanation was perfectly reasonable.
It was indeed hard for an old man cultivating Blood Spirit Art to still be alive now.
Shangguan Qingyao stared at the two of them without speaking.
The atmosphere seemed to freeze, and cold sweat gradually oozed out on Ye Bufan’s forehead.
Shangguan Qingyao, like Chu Zixue, was at Foundation Establishment great completion, a full eight minor realms above him. On top of that, she was the Grand Elder’s daughter and had a full set of top-grade magical artifacts and secret treasures.
Needless to say, Ye Bufan.
Even if a Foundation Establishment great completion cultivator came, he would not last more than a few exchanges in her hands.
“Forget it. As long as the cultivation cauldron didn’t fall into that bitch Chu Zixue’s hands, you may leave.”
Shangguan Qingyao shook her head somewhat regretfully.
After a pause, she said coldly, “But if I find out that Chu Zixue broke through to Core Formation with the cultivation cauldron, Lu Luo, you should know the consequences!”
After speaking, she turned and left.
Seeing this, Ye Bufan let out a huge breath of relief.
“We need to leave quickly! We can’t stay in this ghost place even for a second!”
He only wanted to run as fast as possible. Although this woman had looks that were off the charts, the baleful qi around her could never be concealed; she was definitely a vicious woman.
Before he could even take a step, the black dog beneath his feet suddenly barked wildly at the departing Shangguan Qingyao.
“Woof, woof, woof!!”
The barking was fierce, clearly trying to draw her attention.
But its gaze was fixed on Ye Bufan, full of malice.
“Hm? This dog is quite intelligent.”
Shangguan Qingyao stopped her jade foot and turned back to look at the black dog in surprise.
Seeing that the black dog was still barking, Shangguan Qingyao’s eyes flickered, and she walked closer to scan it with her spiritual sense.
“Not good!”
Ye Bufan’s expression really changed.
His Beast-Transformation Art had only just reached beginner level, and at close range it could not hide from a Foundation Establishment great completion cultivator.
Lu Luo’s pretty face was even more deathly pale, and her eyes were full of despair.
“So it’s… a person. He really does have some skill! If I hadn’t checked up close, I would have been fooled!”
Shangguan Qingyao was moved and suddenly looked at Ye Bufan.
To be able to deceive a Foundation Establishment great completion cultivator, such a heaven-and-earth-defying disguise technique was unheard of.
Crack!
The black dog’s head was suddenly grabbed by a hand and snapped clean off, cutting off the barking at once.
“Go!”
Ye Bufan withdrew his hand, his face gloomy.
At this moment, he no longer had the timid posture from before.
He directly grabbed Lu Luo’s arm and sprinted toward the Heavenly Demon Sect mountain gate.
Along the way, he kept slapping Gale Talismans onto himself, and his speed became so fast that even his afterimage could not be seen.
These were not high-level talismans; they were top-grade ones!
To make his escape, after obtaining a large amount of spirit stones from Zhou Wangchen, he directly took half of them and had Lu Luo use them to buy more than a dozen Gale Talismans.
“Foundation Establishment level one, yet his aura and cultivation fluctuations are extremely strong. How interesting.”
Shangguan Qingyao’s beautiful eyes revealed a trace of interest.
His aura and cultivation were slightly different from the real Zhou Wangchen’s, but not by much.
Before she could catch up, a familiar voice sounded.
“Lu Luo! Where do you two think you’re going?!”
Chu Zixue stepped on a red silk ribbon and rushed over at high speed, her stunning face full of anger.