"Then you shouldn't have been so presumptuous as to cause trouble for Young Master Bai. That's not right." Ouyang Yan still complained that Duan Qiyun's actions were too disloyal. She hadn't even told her beforehand, which had almost scared her away by Bai Hao.

"Really? But you seem quite happy, Yan'er. What did you two talk about in the woods just now?" Duan Qiyun raised her eyebrows slightly and asked with a smile she couldn't help.

Where can you find happiness?

"What do you mean it's gone? Look at your face, you're practically beaming with joy."

"No way!" Ouyang Yan quickly covered her face, but then saw Duan Qiyun's barely suppressed laughter. She immediately became angry and embarrassed, and pretended to scratch her.

"Senior sister, you're making fun of me again!"

"No, no, I was just saying it casually." Duan Qiyun quickly dodged Ouyang Yan's clutches.

"But seriously, Yan'er, are you feeling any better now? Do you want me to call Young Master Bai over to keep you company?"

Despite her serious expression, Duan Qiyun's words always infuriated Ouyang Yan.

"Senior Sister!"

"Alright, alright, it seems you're alright now, so we won't trouble Young Master Bai any further." Duan Qiyun quickly changed her tune, and Ouyang Yan finally let her go, letting out a soft snort as she ignored her...

...

"Brother Bai, you're back?" Upon seeing Bai Hao return, Fan Ziming consciously shifted his position, offering Bai Hao the most comfortable rock to sit on.

"Mm." Bai Hao didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly, shifting his body to find the most comfortable position.

Those who went up the mountain haven't made a move yet, and we don't know when they'll be able to come out. They might have to spend the night here. How can they not find a comfortable place to lie down?

Then, Fan Ziming couldn't help but nudge Bai Hao's shoulder with his arm and said, "By the way, Brother Bai, what's your relationship with the Dan Sect? Why would they come to you for help?"

Fan Ziming had been there the whole time, so he was unaware of the relationship between Bai Hao and Ouyang Yan.

But he knew about the Pill Sect, the famous Pill Sect. Duan Qiyun was also the senior sister of the Pill Sect, and her reputation among the disciples was quite high. For her to personally come to Bai Hao for help, one could imagine how much influence Bai Hao had.

"I had some dealings with them before, and I guess they came to me for help because I'm handsome," Bai Hao said, not at all embarrassed to praise himself.

As Bai Hao's number one underling, Fan Ziming also expressed his strong agreement: "I guess so. I still remember that the Empress of the Great Cang Kingdom personally came to ask you to cook for her, Brother Bai. Just based on that, tell me, who on the entire continent has such a great deal of influence as you, Brother Bai?"

First, the Empress of the Great Cang Kingdom expressed her sincerity to Bai Hao, and then the senior sister of the Dan Sect came to personally invite him. Fan Ziming could not even imagine such treatment, but Bai Hao had it all. How could people not admire him?

"It's alright, just small things. With a little effort, you can do it too." Bai Hao patted Fan Ziming on the shoulder as if instructing a disciple.

The latter nodded emphatically.

"Yes! I definitely will!"

...

Bai Hao and his group actually waited here all night!

A whole night!

Moreover, after waking up, there was still no sound from the opposite mountain, as if there was no one on the mountain at all, and Su Yuewan and Gu Changsheng seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Could it be that we really fell into a trap and were completely wiped out?

Bai Hao couldn't help but think to himself.

Meanwhile, disciples from other sects were becoming increasingly anxious as their sect leaders had been gone for so long without any word from them.

That's their sect leader! If something happens to him, it will be terrible. If a sect loses its backbone, it will probably be reduced to a second-rate power in no time!

Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer, and the first to step forward was a female disciple of the Cold Moon Palace.

"The Palace Master has been gone for so long and hasn't returned yet. I wonder if something has happened to him. Let's rush over and rescue the Palace Master!"

Although they were all women, their aura and determination were in no way weak. Moreover, they acted immediately, and a dozen or so Cold Moon Palace disciples began to hold hands and force their way into the barrier forest in front of them.

Seeing their decisiveness, disciples from other sects also turned their attention to them.

They were also anxious, but not as anxious as Lengyue Palace.

But in this respect, they lost; they couldn't even compare to a few women.

Just as the Cold Moon Palace disciples were about to force their way into the Barrier Forest, suddenly, a long spear descended from the sky and planted firmly in the open ground in front of the Cold Moon Palace disciples.

"boom!"

A gust of wind suddenly erupted from the spear, blowing the Cold Moon Palace disciples away. Even the disciples from the surrounding major sects who hadn't stepped forward were swayed by the wind and had to quickly unleash their true energy to steady themselves.

"Can't you guys just stay here quietly? Why do you have to add so much extra work for me?"

A reluctant voice rang out, and everyone looked up to see a man descending from the sky and landing next to the spear.

It was the same man who had been blocking Bai Hao and his group outside the door earlier, and the spear next to the man was the one that Bai Hao had tried to pull out but couldn't—the one stuck in the stone!

Now, the man who should have been guarding the door has appeared here, blocking their way.

The others had clearly witnessed the man's strength, so they dared not speak for a moment, fearing to anger him. Even the Cold Moon Palace disciples who had been blown back fell silent upon seeing that it was this man, not daring to voice their grievances.

"Have you quieted down yet?" Seeing that they had all quieted down, the man leaned lazily against his spear, picked at his ear, and said indifferently, "I don't care how long your sect leader has been gone, but without the Venerable's order, none of you can go there, or you will bear the consequences."

The threat was quite obvious in his calm words.

No one dared to ignore the man's words, and for a moment the crowd fell silent, no one uttering a sound.

Just then, a loud whistle suddenly came from the opposite mountain. Immediately afterwards, a flock of cranes flew down from the sky and landed on the mountaintop. A moment later, they came out, and it was clear that people were being carried on the backs of the cranes. It was Gu Changsheng and his group!

The group was safely brought back by the crane, but they all looked solemn and their faces were not very good.

"metropolitan!"

The disciples were overjoyed to see their sect leader return and quickly went to greet him.

When the man saw Gu Changsheng and the others return, he shrugged, drew his spear, and silently walked away...