A sharp, stinging pain spread from his chest throughout his body. Liu Minde swayed, raised his hand to touch his chest, and the bright red color made him dizzy.

"You...you actually..."

Liu Minde raised his hand tremblingly, pointed at Shi Lan, and opened and closed his mouth, but could not utter a single coherent sentence.

Shi Lan glared at him coldly. "You were the one who handed me that bowl of tea. You're fine, but I'm trapped in a den of iniquity. Do you think you can cover up your evil deed of selling me by simply saying it was an accident?"

Liu Minde had no time to answer Shi Lan's question. He was busy rummaging through his storage bag for healing pills, trying to save himself in the last moments before his life was slipping away.

With a slight movement of her slender fingers, Shi Lan shattered the jade bottle, scattering the perfectly round pills all over the ground in an instant.

Not far away, Li Mingrou, who was still somewhat dazed, sensed something was wrong. She turned her head and saw Liu Minde with blood on his clothes. She rushed over in a panic, "Minde, what happened to you?"

Just as Liu Minde was about to pick up the pills, Li Mingrou lunged at his wound, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground in pain.

The wound widened again, and Liu Minde, leaning to one side, angrily pointed at Li Mingrou, panting heavily.

Shi Lan couldn't help but cover her mouth, and You Yue and the others who had been watching the commotion from afar couldn't help but laugh.

Li Mingrou knew she had caused trouble, so she quickly picked up a pill, intending to feed it to Liu Minde.

Shi Lan's pretty face turned cold, and she directly unleashed a fire dragon.

The fire dragon roared and pounced straight at her. Li Mingrou noticed something was wrong, looked up, and was so frightened that her face turned pale. She hurriedly threw Liu Minde off and dodged to the side.

The fire dragon hovered in the air for a moment before quietly dissipating.

Shi Lan clicked her tongue in mockery and said, "It's nothing special."

Liu Minde glared angrily at his Daoist partner, who was two steps away from him, and scratched at the ground with his outstretched fingers.

The smooth bowl of medicine rolled on the ground, and Liu Minde tried several times but failed to catch it.

Li Mingrou couldn't bear to see her Daoist partner die like this, and tried to step forward several times, but was forced back by Shi Lan's murderous gaze.

Liu Minde struggled for two breaths before finally swallowing his last breath with resentment.

A sudden warmth rose in her chest, and Shi Lan covered her chest with a soft smile.

Li Mingrou stared blankly at Liu Minde for a long time, then suddenly let out a mournful howl.

Shi Lan frowned and said, "Shut up. If you utter another word, I'll send you on your way too."

The shrill sound stopped abruptly as soon as the words were spoken.

You Yue laughed heartily without giving them any face, and the disciples of the Demon Spirit Sect and Sword Sect around him also laughed uncontrollably.

Jian Shu had felt that Shi Lan and the two people were not a good match before. After listening for so long, he could roughly guess the entanglement between the three. Thinking about the situation that Shi Lan would face after leaving, he could understand why Shi Lan would go against her usual behavior and choose to deal with that unfaithful man here.

Jian Shu shook his head at Li Mingrou, glanced at the other Yunmeng Sect disciples who were hiding in the back and refusing to show themselves, and made up his mind that when he returned, he would definitely advise his master that it would be better to give up on such a disreputable sect as soon as possible.

As night fell, Shi Lan took out the array plate that had previously rendered great service and repositioned it in front of her. She manipulated the mist to spread outwards, blocking everyone's view. Then, she sat cross-legged and tried to concentrate on calling out to Haoze.

Outside the formation, You Yue learned from his companions what a generous gift Shi Lan had given him, and his heart was filled with complex emotions.

As a glimmer of white light gradually appeared on the horizon, You Yue abruptly stood up and went to the place shrouded in mist.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, what are your plans for later?"

Shi Lan put away the array plate and stood up wearily. "I don't have any plans."

You Yue was getting anxious, and a look of worry appeared on his handsome face. "Qi Gang and Jing Kong both lit their soul lamps in the sect. Now that they are dead, those people outside the barrier have probably already received the news. If you don't deal with it, your life may really be in danger."

Shi Lan nodded helplessly.

She had anticipated this situation, but at the time she was hoping for the best, thinking that once the mission was over, Haoze would take her away directly.

As a result, she called out all night, but there was no response from that space.

Now she can only hope for a stroke of good luck to escape from under the noses of the three Core Formation cultivators. As for the future...

She hasn't thought about it yet, nor dares to, because it's just too far-fetched.

Seeing her beautiful face furrowed in worry, You Yue also began to feel troubled. Although he had said before that he would leave her alone after leaving this place, he had accepted such a generous gift from her, and from any perspective, he could not really just abandon her.

"Why don't you come back to the Demon Spirit Sect with us?"

You Yue hesitated somewhat when he said this.

Shi Lan knew what he was worried about, and upon hearing this, she simply smiled faintly, "It's better not to, wouldn't that be more troublesome?"

You Yue knew what kind of trouble she was referring to. Openly confronting the three sects was no joke, especially the Immortal Sect. Although the Demon Spirit Sect was not afraid, it did not want to easily provoke such a behemoth.

People around gradually stood up, straightened their robes, and prepared to go to the entrance below.

Shi Lan stopped You Yue from trying to persuade her further, and said boldly, "Don't worry, I'm not someone to be trifled with. If I really can't escape, I'll break their teeth even if it means my death." With that, she took the lead and stepped down the stairs.

You Yue glanced at Jian Shu and the others who were looking this way, and realized that Shi Lan was deliberately keeping her distance from him. He had no choice but to turn around and lead the Demon Spirit Sect disciples down the mountain.

At the entrance to the barrier, Ruan Bohong stared at it with a gloomy expression. The ghostly figure's already pale face turned sinister and dark blue, and his eyes darted around, seemingly lost in thought. Huiming was slightly better than the other two, but his knuckles were white as he gripped his staff tightly, and the curve of his lips carried a sharp and murderous intent.

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