While the two hesitated, an arrow suddenly pierced the air and pierced the stomach of a chevrotain that was drinking water.

With a thud, the antler deer collapsed to the ground, struggling before dying, but the next second someone instantly pulled the magic core out of its head.

"We're lucky to have such a large number of horn deer gathered here. We can make a fortune this time."

The speaker was a tall and strong young man. Shen Xingyue recognized him; his name was Wang Mian, and he was the young chieftain of a mountain stronghold outside Maoding City.

"Brothers!" Wang Mian, clutching the magic core, ordered the others, "Surround all these triangular deer and kill them all!"

"Yes, young chieftain!"

As soon as Wang Mian finished speaking, six or seven Foundation Establishment cultivators surrounded him, taking out scrolls from their storage rings. The scrolls contained binding martial arts techniques for the late Golden Core stage, trapping all the triangular deer together, turning them into sitting ducks.

The binding formation released a powerful burst of lightning, causing all the triangular deer within the enclosure to tremble and become immobile.

Seeing that things were not going well, Shen Xingyue immediately rushed out.

"Stop! We saw these horned deer first!"

She instantly appeared beside one of the spellcasters, kicked him away, and the lightning magic circle was broken. All the triangular deer fell to the ground one after another, losing their ability to move.

When Wang Mian saw the newcomer, his eyes narrowed dangerously. "Shen Xingyue?"

“It’s your grandma!” Shen Xingyue snorted unfriendly.

Wang Mian not only wasn't angry, but suddenly burst into laughter.

He spread his arms wide, sneered, and said loudly, "What? You just swagger out here all by yourself, do you still think... this is Rivet City? Is this your City King's Mansion?"

"Hmph! So what if I'm not?" Shen Xingyue snorted, looking at Wang Mian with disgust, and said, "Even if I'm not in the City Prince's Mansion, I'm still a person of the City Prince's Mansion! You, a bandit from the mountains, actually dare to participate in the All-Show Trial? You should really take a piss and look at yourself properly to see what kind of person you really are!"

Wang Mian crossed his arms, looked at Shen Xingyue with amusement, and slowly said, "I know very well what I am, but do you know what you are?"

As they spoke, four or five people had already surrounded Shen Xingyue.

They surrounded Shen Xingyue, their faces gleaming with wicked smiles.

"My dear young lady! You really have no brains! How dare you come out alone to your death like this?"

Wang Mian grinned maliciously and said to the others, "Take her down! Kill her! Don't worry about her dying, because when she stops breathing, the bracelet on her wrist will automatically send her away!"

"Yes, sir!"

At Wang Mian's command, four or five Foundation Establishment stage youths rushed forward and surrounded Shen Xingyue.

Shen Xingyue remained calm in the face of danger, drew her longsword, and fought back against them.

Although these people were not as powerful as Shen Xingyue, they still swarmed in from all directions, and Shen Xingyue still found it difficult to defend herself.

The battle raged on for a time, and seeing that his men were unable to subdue Shen Xingyue, Wang Mian took out his longbow, took out an arrow, and nocked it.

He closed one eye, gathering his strength to aim at Shen Xingyue's throat!

Whoosh!

The arrow shot out instantly, slicing through the air and heading straight for Shen Xingyue.

Shen Xingyue, who was dealing with several people, noticed the arrow and her expression changed in surprise.

The next instant, a jade-like hand appeared between the two, grasping the extremely fast arrow in its palm!

"You can't ambush them!" Qian Shudie said seriously. "They're fighting right now, ambushing them is bad behavior!"

Wang Mian was stunned and stood there in shock.

Inside the main hall, when the Fourth Elder saw Qian Shudie easily catch Wang Mian's arrow, he covered his red lips in surprise.

"Wang Mian is renowned for his archery skills. This arrow of his was full of power, and it had the air of a grandmaster. Not to mention someone of the same level, even an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator would probably be injured and bleed. Who is this little girl? How could she catch this arrow so easily?"

Li Baiyu opened the trial disciple's file to check and reported her information, "Meng Feidie, Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, from the far north border. She is also one of the four Foundation Establishment Great Perfection participants in our All-Show Trial. Moreover, besides her, Wang Mian and Shen Xingyue are the same."

The second long-faced man's expression was somewhat strange. "There are only four Foundation Establishment stage cultivators at the Great Perfection level, and now three of them are fighting each other."

The Fourth Elder looked at Wang Mian and frowned slightly. "Although we have opened the selection of male disciples this year, Wang Mian's identity is ultimately that of a bandit. No matter how talented he is, if we let him enter the sect, it will probably damage the reputation of our sect..."

“Yes, what the Fourth Elder said makes sense.” The Second Elder nodded, looking at Wang Mian and muttering, “It seems… if necessary, we must stop Wang Mian from passing the trial.”

Beside the water source, after Qian Shudie caught Wang Mian's arrow, the latter took a long time to recover his senses.

Looking at Qian Shudie, who had delicate features and two cute buns in her hair, he not only didn't find her cute at all, but instead felt that she was extremely dangerous!

He used 80% of his strength in that arrow; several uncles in the village couldn't catch it, yet this seemingly harmless little girl caught it so easily.

"Who are you? What's your name? Where are you from?" Wang Mian asked solemnly.

“I am Qian…” Qian Shudie almost said that familiar name again, but she quickly coughed twice and changed her words: “My name is Meng Feidie, just a human cultivator from the north.”

"Human cultivators?" Wang Mian raised an eyebrow.

What a strange way to refer to myself.

"Ahem, you don't need to worry about that. Anyway, today..." Qian Shudie gripped the arrow, aimed it at Wang Mian, and put her other hand on her hip, saying, "I've got Shen Xingyue under my protection! If you dare to lay a hand on her, you're declaring war on me!"

“Fei Die…” Shen Xingyue was deeply moved.

She hadn't expected that Meng Feidie would stand up for her so loyally, even though they had only known each other for a short time.

That's Wang Mian! Mountain bandits, no ordinary person would dare to approach him.

Wang Mian hadn't expected Qian Shudie to be so loyal. He clenched his fists, his expression unfriendly, and narrowed his eyes.

Are you sure?

"Otherwise what?" Qian Shudie tilted her head and said matter-of-factly.

The battle between the group attracted many disciples who happened to be passing by and undergoing training.

The moment they saw Wang Mian, many people wanted to leave the scene immediately, but after seeing Wang Mian and Shen Xingyue fighting, they all stopped and watched the show with curiosity.

The crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger.

Wang Mian was furious at being provoked by a little girl in front of so many people.

He gripped the bowstring tightly and aimed at Qian Shudie.

"You're asking for it!"

Having said that, he shot an arrow!