Seeing the black bag, Ji Fengyao smiled and said, "I was wondering how you got to the second level of Spirit Gathering, since I didn't see any spirit stones in your storage ring. It turns out you were prepared all along."

Ignoring the coolness on her body, Lin Shuang bent down to grab the black bag that had fallen to the ground.

With a wave of her hand, Ji Fengyao sent the black bag flying from the ground into her hand.

"You filthy bandit, give it back to me! That's mine! It wasn't given to me by you, it's not yours!" Lin Shuang lunged at Ji Fengyao like a madwoman, but was pulled back in time by Xi Que and Bai Lu.

Losing gold, silver, and clothing doesn't matter. As long as she has these spirit stones, she can have anything she wants again once she regains her strength.

But if she loses these spirit stones, she will truly have nothing left!

More importantly, the black bag contained the bone whistle she used to communicate with the mysterious man.

If the bandits also take away her bone whistle, she will be unable to contact the mysterious person anymore, and she will truly have no support and no way out!

However, she was held tightly by Xique and Bailu, her arms almost broken, and she could not break free from their grip. She could only watch helplessly as Ji Fengyao weighed her black bag in her hand.

Ji Fengyao casually tore the bag apart, revealing the spirit stones and bone whistles inside.

Seeing the dozens of dull, low-grade spirit stones in the bag;

When Xique and Bailu thought about the tens of thousands of low-grade and mid-grade spirit stones with super-rich spiritual energy in their storage rings, they were speechless.

"You betrayed us for these things," Ji Fengyao raised an eyebrow slightly.

"What do you mean by 'this stuff'? Those are spirit stones! Spirit stones that can be used directly for cultivation! Don't think I don't know, the ones you secretly gave to Xique were only a few!" Lin Shuang roared hysterically, then turned to Bai Lu beside her and said, "You see? This bandit is still keeping it from you, which shows that everything she told you was a lie!"

"Bang!" Bai Lu was so angry that she kicked her, making her kneel down. She said with utter disgust, "You stupid dog, don't talk to me, or I'll be scared to death by your stupidity!"

Lin Shuang: "!!!"

This girl seems quite bright, so how come she can't understand the facts when they're right in front of her?

Did she really just willingly let herself be fooled and used by these two bandits?

"Forget it, you idiot, I can't be bothered with you anymore. Go to hell!" Lin Shuang spat at Bai Lu with utter disgust and continued to roar at Ji Fengyao, "You filthy bandit, you wouldn't even steal a servant's things, would you? Give them back to me right now!"

Ji Fengyao's lips curled into a wicked smile as she casually tossed the black bag out the window and onto the street, saying disdainfully, "This filthy thing of dubious origin is none of my interest. If you want it, go pick it up yourself!"

Maple City is bustling; although it is already dusk, the streets outside are still teeming with people.

Lin Shuang was worried that someone would pick up her spirit stones, so she forgot about the coolness on her body and turned around to rush outside.

"Clothes..." Xique took out a set of black night clothes from her storage ring. She originally wanted to give them to Lin Shuang to cover up her shame, but as soon as she and Bai Lu let go, Lin Shuang rushed out like an arrow and disappeared outside the door in the blink of an eye.

The word "服" (meaning "to submit") following "喜雀" (meaning "magpie") was only just uttered when he reluctantly fell silent.

"Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable. This is all her own choice." Ji Fengyao dispersed the last trace of sadness in her eyes and said loudly to Xique, Bailu, and the guards next door, including Hu Ji, "Let's go back to the military camp!"