"Xiao Jiu? What are you doing? Don't scare me!" Shen Miaoqing's heart skipped a beat when she saw Ji Jiuying's brows furrowed as she looked towards the forest.

Not wanting to experience that situation again, Shen Miaoqing even regretted not listening to her senior brother when she thought about how those people had disappeared in an instant.

However, everyone immediately went on guard because of Shen Miaoqing's words!

"Girl, what have you discovered?"

"Don't you all find the silence in the forest a little eerie?" Upon hearing this, everyone gathered their spiritual energy.

Yes! Logically speaking, forests should have all sorts of birds, insects, snakes, beasts, and so on!

After a long while, there was still no movement. Some people began to doubt the truth of what Ji Jiuying had said, completely forgetting that if it weren't for her, they would have been meeting their maker long ago.

Some people are planning to take matters into their own hands, since secret realms are full of miraculous pills, divine weapons, cultivation techniques, and so on. Whoever finds the treasure first gets to keep it.

"Come on, it was just a lucky break for some people!"

"Don't let her fool you, everyone!" Ji Fengyan's gentle voice rang out.

She was saying this to Jun Linyu as well.

As the most beautiful woman in Kyoto and a genius girl, she naturally has no shortage of lackeys, and upon hearing this, some people became restless.

"Hypocrite, is there a boot stuck in your throat?" Jun Lintian covered his ears with his hands in disgust.

"Second Prince~ I don't know how I offended you, that you would insult me ​​like this!" Ji Fengyan's eyes were filled with tears, and her gaze towards Jun Linyu was fragile and helpless.

His heart softened instantly, and a cold glint flashed in Jun Linyu's eyes. "Second brother, you'd better take care of yourself. Don't lose your life in a secret realm."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man from the Duke's mansion's face darkened. Just as he was about to say something, Jun Lintian seemed not to understand him and smiled as he retorted directly.

"I will outlive you, so you don't need to worry about that, brother!"

The gazes of the crowd seemed to be locked in a battle of wills in the air; the affairs of the royal family were not something that rogue cultivators like themselves could interfere with.

Ji Jiuying ignored her and said to the people behind her, "I always feel like there are many eyes watching us in the forest. Trust me, don't get too close to the forest."

Ji Jiuying's feeling grew stronger and stronger, like prey eyeing its prey.

"I believe you!" Feng Ling said, looking at Ji Jiuying.

"I believe you too," Ye Qingchen said with a smile.

"Little beauty, I believe you too!"

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What a seductive vixen! A hint of jealousy and hatred flashed in Jun Luoli's eyes.

By this time, some people had already reached the edge of the forest, and the Third Prince Ji Fengyan and his group were also preparing to leave.

"Uncle Ji, should we leave?" Jun Lintian looked at the old man behind him.

The words had barely left his mouth.

"Puff puff..."

The Third Prince's expression turned cold, and he stopped in his tracks, as if something was flying towards him.

A dark mass flew in from the sky.

"Oh no, it's a vampire bat!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was terrified and quickly ran back, while those who had left and were approaching the forest had no time to escape.

While individual vampire bats are not particularly strong in combat, a large group of them is extremely dangerous.

The vampire bats emitted terrifying, piercing screams that sent chills down one's spine and plunged one into fear.

Ah~

Those closest to the forest let out terrible screams, their bodies surrounded by vampire bats, their voices immediately drowned out—and in no time, they were reduced to skeletons.

Some people didn't even have time to cry out before they turned into skeletons.

"He Feng!!" One of them watched helplessly as his cousin turned into skeletons in an instant, and without hesitating to express his grief, he ran forward as fast as he could.

The crowd's expressions changed, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end. They quickly joined the main group.

They all channeled their spiritual energy to resist, but even spiritual energy can be depleted eventually!

Cold sweat rolled down her forehead. Ji Jiuying gritted her teeth. This couldn't go on; sooner or later, she would become a victim of the vampire bats.

If she were alone, she could hide in her spatial dimension, but with so many people here, she can't possibly reveal her trump card.

Are vampire bats like ordinary bats? Afraid of fire and light?

Try it and you'll see! "The Fury of Fireworks, Flames of War Across the Sky!"

The fire elemental energy erupted towards the vampire bats behind him, and instantly a burnt smell filled the air. Piles of vampire bat corpses fell from the sky with a crackling sound.

The vampire bats in the sky were clearly scurrying about in a panic.

Ji Jiuying's face lit up with joy; it was working!

Seeing this, everyone attacked with fire-based magic, and soon the corpses of the vampire bats on the ground piled up into a small mountain.

But the vampire bats are still so numerous, appearing endlessly.

Others also noticed the problem.

"What should we do? Xiao Jiu! We can't kill all these vampire bats." Shen Miaoqing said, panting.

At this moment, Ji Jiuying noticed that the vampire bat had never approached the pool behind her. Was it afraid of the water, or... what was in the water?

Gradually, the group was at a disadvantage. Not caring about anything else, Ji Jiuying shouted, "Go to the pool!"

When the group arrived at the edge of the pool, most of the vampire bats indeed retreated, while a small group, unwilling to give up, flew back and forth not far from the pool.

"Little beauty, how do you know the vampire bats won't dare come to the pool?" Si Yu asked with a smile.

Looking into his eyes, which seemed to know everything about him, Ji Jiuying realized that he had been watching the whole thing from the sidelines during both dangerous encounters, as if he were just touring a secret realm.

"Qingchen, do you know who that man in red is?" Even Qingcheng noticed the man's unusual behavior.

In fact, many people noticed the man's abnormality. Despite his cheerful demeanor, he always exuded a dangerous aura, and no one dared to use their divine sense to test his strength.

"This is my first time meeting him too." Ye Qingchen had a feeling that he had also come for her.

"Don't get too excited yet. Either the vampire bats are afraid of water, or..."

There's something in the water that vampire bats are afraid of!

As soon as the words were spoken, the people washing their hands and faces by the pool quickly moved away from the pool, and Ji Fengyan and Jun Luoli were so frightened that they hurriedly retreated.

The current situation is truly a dilemma. Everyone now relies on Ji Jiuying as their pillar of support. Once might be a fluke, but what about twice?

Those who ignored Ji Jiuying's advice and left on their own were filled with regret. If they hadn't been so headstrong, their brothers wouldn't have died at the hands of the vampire bats.

Some of Ji Fengyan's lackeys are now looking at her with resentment. If it weren't for her instigation, they wouldn't have acted rashly.

As Ji Fengyan watched their expressions change as they walked back and forth, a surge of jealousy and hatred instantly filled her heart.

"Little Ninth Miss, what do you think we should do now?" Jun Linyu's gaze fell on her, his eyes looking at her like he was looking at his prey, and his hypocritical voice rang out.

Most people just heard Shen Miaoqing call the masked girl Xiao Jiu, so they followed suit!