"Well, it seems like this is the only way."

Chu Ruoxue nodded in response, and then pulled Long Caile away from her.

"Wow, you idiot Xue, there's so much blood on your clothes... Hmm... Why is it Yan Quan's?"

Long Caile leaned closer to Chu Ruoxue's chest, smelled the scent, and said in surprise.

Where are you injured?

Su Yao quickly frowned and stepped forward, her small hands clenching nervously for fear that Yan Quan would discover how worried she was about him.

"Why don't you just take off his clothes and see?"

Yu Yiyi suggested that we should keep moving closer to the right to speak.

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

Let's go, I don't want to stay in this awful place anymore.

Yan Quan stood up and spoke slowly, glancing casually at Long Cai Le. The latter seemed to remember something and quickly lowered her head in disappointment.

Hearing Yan Quan's words, Yu Yiyi did not stop, as if she really wanted to pry open Yan Quan's hands to take a look. So Yan Quan quickly and simply pressed down on Yu Yiyi's outstretched hand.

"Hey, let go of me!"

Yu Yiyi's gray eyes flashed with anger as she said, "I finally managed to show this guy some concern, and this is how I get treated?"

"You can go astray with Su Yao, but don't even think about messing with me, understand?"

Yan Quan remained calm and gently tapped Yu Yiyi's forehead.

Seeing Yan Quan subtly probing her, Su Yao snorted and walked off towards the valley on her own.

Yan Quan tidied his clothes and followed, and the group continued their journey into the valley in the darkness of this world.

Thanks to the distant aurora borealis, the night wasn't too dark.

"The right to speak...the right to speak."

On the way, Yan Quan suddenly felt a small hand tugging at him. He glanced over and saw that it was Long Cai Le, who looked sad.

"Yan Quan, that day I... I accidentally... you... I really don't know why I suddenly became like that that day, my mind just suddenly..."

Long Caiyue secretly pulled Yan Quan to the back of the crowd and said with tears in her beautiful eyes.

"Didn't I already tell you I don't blame you?"

What are you still hesitating about? Besides, this might actually be because of me. The rebirth of the Dao Root may have corrected that problem, which is why you're not being too..."

"Look! There are lights ahead!"

Suddenly, Yu Yiyi stood in front, hands on her slender hips, and shouted, interrupting Yan Quan's words.

Yan Quan followed the sound and looked down at the town through the hillside.

There were also quite a few human players active during this period.

"They're actually human..."

Su Yao pondered the scene before her, then subconsciously looked at Yan Quan.

"careful!"

Su Yao saw Yan Quan for a moment, and then the latter rushed towards her and gave her a warning.

As Yan Quan pulled Su Yao behind him with one hand, he swiftly drew his sword, slicing through the night and striking straight ahead.

"Bang!"

In an instant, sparks flew from the intense clash between attack and defense.

Both attacks were blocked instantly, and the women behind Yan Quan were all shaken back several steps by the aftershocks.

"You are... a fox demon?"

Yan Quan looked at the sharp claws that were only millimeters away from him and said coldly.

"You actually managed to block my attack with your sword. You are the first human to do this in all these years."

A clear female voice came from inside, and Yan Quan saw the face of the woman who was attacking him.

With its brown fox ears and lean physique, it is undoubtedly a fox demon.

"Your Highness?!"

Wait a minute, I... I'm also a member of the Mo Hailong clan!

Just as Yan Quan and the fox woman were locked in a stalemate, another group of opponents on the side had already finished their match.

A tall cultivator with dragon horns knelt respectfully on the ground, facing Long Caile, who had reacted and rushed forward to meet the attack at the same time as Yan Quan.

"I don't recall ever seeing you before. How dare you attack me! What crime do you propose?"

Long Caiyue said unhappily, noticing the stalemate between Yan Quan and the other person.

"Uh... I surrender."

The fox woman assessed the situation and immediately stopped her attack. The large group of people who had just arrived from behind were also confused when they saw the two leaders doing this, so they put down their weapons.

"It's... a capital offense..."

The dragon man lowered his head and said, then without hesitation, he immediately drew his greatsword and was about to stab it into his heart.

"etc!"

Yan Quan quickly spoke up and kicked to the side, causing his longsword to knock the dragon man's broadsword away. "Why so decisive? It seems the dragons are still too stubborn."

"Fine, fine, I'll spare your life. Now, answer the questions properly."

Long Caiyue retorted, adding that she didn't smell the same scent in this group as in the previous attackers.

What is your relationship with Duan Li?

The right to speak gets straight to the point.

"Duan Li? You're not Duan Li's people? Were you attacked by him?"

The fox-woman replied in surprise.

"...This kind of thing happens all the time. Whenever they suffer a setback, they will bring people here to misunderstand us, and then reap the benefits."