“Miss, do you know me?”
Chu Feng asked Song Xue’er.
“How could I possibly know someone like you?”
“I am simply warning you to stay far away from my sister. Otherwise, you will end up just like that group just now, meeting a horrible death.”
Song Xue’er said.
“Oh, Sister, Brother Chu Feng is a good person. I have already decided to devote myself to him!”
Song Yun desperately swung Song Xue’er’s arm, struggling.
“You silly girl, have you lost your mind? What is his background that you want to marry him?”
Yet Song Xue’er not only refused to let go, she scolded Song Yun fiercely.
But this girl Song Yun seemed to have an extremely strong heart. No matter how her sister disciplined her, she simply would not listen.
Although it was clear that Song Xue’er harboured deep hostility towards Chu Feng, or rather, an overwhelming desire to protect Song Yun,
under Song Yun’s persistence, Song Xue’er could do nothing but travel together with Chu Feng the whole way.
Chu Feng and the others pressed deeper and soon reached the deepest part of this forbidden cultivation area.
At the deepest part stood a continuous mountain range.
The highest peak reached tens of thousands of metres, like a sharp sword piercing the clouds and straight into the blue sky. It was spectacular.
In front of this peak, all the martial cultivators appeared utterly insignificant.
At the foot of the mountain were two caves.
The caves were enormous, thousands of metres high.
Not to mention the height of the peak itself, just the size of these cave entrances made the many cultivators seem as tiny as ants.
Although the two caves were identical in size, their interiors were completely different.
Both caves were very deep, and one could not see inside clearly.
But the left cave surged with golden radiance, filled with immortal qi. At a glance, it was clearly a sacred cultivation ground.
The right cave, however, emitted blood-red light, eerie and sinister, and waves of suction force kept emerging. If one got too close, it seemed they would be pulled inside.
That place gave off an extremely dangerous feeling.
These two caves were the so-called Immortal Cave and the Demonic Den.
The Immortal Cave contained Overlord Star Immortal Grass, while the Demonic Den held Overlord Star Demonic Flower.
The two had been nurtured since ancient times and existed as a pair, inseparable.
It was said that if one were missing, the mountain range would wither. If both were gone, the range would collapse immediately.
Of course, Chu Feng only learned this from the discussions of others.
This let Chu Feng understand that the Demonic Den was not only dangerous. If someone truly swallowed the Overlord Star Demonic Flower, it would be equivalent to offending Overlord Star Manor.
But for Chu Feng, it did not really matter.
After all, he had come here to save Su Rou, Su Mei, and Yue Xian.
From the very beginning, he had already prepared himself to offend Overlord Star Manor.
However, at the moment, both entrances were sealed by formation power, and no one could enter.
For a time, the crowd grew restless.
They all knew that the power sealing the entrances was actually the formation power from Overlord Star Demonic Den that had trapped the thief.
Once this formation power disappeared, the thief would be freed.
If they simply waited, people were unsure whether they would still have a chance to capture the thief once the formation vanished.
Of course, people discussed it, but few truly felt a sense of crisis.
In reality, many had come here just to fish in troubled waters. Some had even participated in the assessment merely to obtain a drop of Overlord Star Dew.
Following the group inside now was nothing more than going through the motions.
Yet there were always those whose target was the thief.
For example, the people from Soul-Locking Sect.
Chu Feng was very clear that among everyone here, only three posed a real threat to Su Rou, Su Mei, and Yue Xian.
One was Soul-Locking Sect’s Hun Yong, another was Soul-Locking Sect’s Hun Lei.
The last was Holy Light Jin’an.
Although Chu Feng had a good impression of Holy Light Jin’an, Holy Light Jin’an’s purpose here was actually the same as everyone else’s.
Moreover, Holy Light Jin’an possessed divine concealment and hidden treasures, so Chu Feng could not see through his cultivation.
Therefore, Chu Feng did not know exactly how strong Holy Light Jin’an was.
But his bearing and his background meant Chu Feng had to stay cautious.
Thus, Chu Feng kept secretly watching Hun Yong, Hun Lei, and Holy Light Jin’an.
Holy Light Jin’an was fine. He acted like a bystander, showing no particular actions. He would even chat with those who approached him.
His relaxed and carefree manner did not look like someone here to catch a thief at all.
But Hun Lei and Hun Yong were different. Both held something concealed in their hands. Chu Feng could not see what it was, but he noticed that the objects were absorbing the power in this place.
They were clearly up to something.
Suddenly, Chu Feng sensed a change in the aura of the items in their hands.
After Hun Yong and Hun Lei exchanged a glance and seemed to reach an agreement, Hun Yong turned and left.
Seeing this, Chu Feng also turned and departed.
“Brother Chu Feng, where are you going?”
Song Yun had been watching Chu Feng the whole time. When she saw him leave, she wanted to follow.
But this girl was clever. Although she called out to Chu Feng, she did not shout loudly. Instead, she used secret voice transmission.
Yet just as she moved, she was grabbed. It was Song Xue’er.
“Ah, let go of me, Sister, you’re so annoying!”
Song Yun struggled reluctantly.
“Have you gone mad, girl? Why are you acting like a clingy pest? You’ve completely lost all appearance of a proper young lady!”
Song Xue’er looked at Song Yun with utter confusion.
She knew Song Yun well, and precisely because she knew her, she was baffled. This was the first time she had seen Song Yun behave so warmly towards anyone.
“You don’t understand. This is love.”
“Some people can spend a lifetime together and never feel this way.”
“But with some people, just one look and you know it has to be them.”
Song Yun said.
“Pah! How can you say something so shameless?”
“When we get back, I’ll tell Mother and see how she deals with you.”
Song Xue’er said.
Hearing this, Song Yun’s little face changed drastically. She hurriedly covered Song Xue’er’s mouth with her hand.
“Shh, don’t talk nonsense. I told Brother Chu Feng that we are blood sisters, that our whole family is dead, and now only the two of us sisters depend on each other.”
Song Yun whispered.
“What?”
“Why did you lie like that?”
Song Xue’er’s eyes were filled with shock.
“I wanted to make my background sound more tragic so he would feel pity for me and treat me even better.”
Song Yun explained.
“What?”
“Just for that, you told him your mother was dead?”
“You crazy girl!!!”
At this moment, Song Xue’er’s eyes were no longer filled with shock, but with horror.
