"Quick, go look over there, it must be over there, it can't have gone far." A woman's voice called out, urging the men in front of her urgently.
Bei Ming Haotian pulled Nangong Ziyan along, and Tian Haoze quickly slipped into the hidden place.
"Haotian, it's Ximen Chunxue. What's she doing here?" Nangong Ziyan whispered.
"Haotian, why would anyone come to this place?" Tian Haoze squinted at the group of people who were constantly approaching them. This was not a place that ordinary people could come to.
"Let's see first," Bei Ming Haotian said coldly, radiating boundless chill as he stared at Ximen Chunxue and the others with a gloomy expression.
Nangong Ziyan could instantly sense the anger in Beiming Haotian's heart and the stirring of demonic energy within him. Nangong Ziyan reached out and grasped Beiming Haotian's hand.
In an instant, Bei Ming Haotian felt all the anger in his heart disappear, and his mood calmed down.
Bei Ming Haotian stared at Nangong Ziyan in shock. She could sense his emotional changes so quickly, and without him realizing it, his large hand gripped her soft hand tightly.
"Xue'er, be careful, don't rush." Ximen Ruiyun's voice was like a gentle spring breeze, her tone filled with worry, but her eyes kept looking around.
"Big brother, it ran this way, it must be nearby." Ximen Chunxue pointed in the direction of Nangong Ziyan and the others.
Nangong Ziyan frowned. They clearly hadn't seen anything, yet the arrow was shot directly at her. The most likely explanation was that Ximen Chunxue had done it on purpose, because she had seen them all along.
"Xue'er, did you really see it?" Ximen Ruiyun asked in disbelief. Why had Xue'er been so persistent in taking a wild rabbit?
"I saw it!" Ximen Chunxue answered affirmatively, squinting ahead. She didn't see the rabbit, but she did see that wretched woman. It was a pity that the arrow hadn't killed her. How hateful.
"Let's go! It looks like we won't be able to have any wild rabbit tonight, big brother," Ximen Ruiyun said with some disappointment, but his eyes were wandering around.
Bei Ming Haotian's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Ximen Ruiyun's searching eyes with a gloomy expression. They did not come here to hunt wild rabbits, but for the Demon Refining Furnace. This was the underground palace of the Netherworld Continent, and the Demon Refining Pot was hidden under this mountain. How did Ximen Ruiyun know about this place?
"Let's go, Xue'er. Let's find a place to stay first, and then we'll go into the mountains tomorrow to see if there are any wild rabbits."
"Oh!" Ximen Chunxue looked back again, unwilling to give up, before leaving with Ximen Ruiyun.
Bei Minghaotian and the other two emerged from the shadows.
"Haotian, she clearly did it on purpose just now. There wasn't a single rabbit running over there."
"Because I, this big wild rabbit, am here!" Nangong Ziyan clapped her hands. Actually, they shouldn't have hidden in the first place. She should have thrown a bottle of poison to kill Ximen Chunxue. Ximen Chunxue would never have let her go.
"Yan'er, is she here for you?"
"Of course, otherwise why would the arrow have flown straight at me? But it was close, I almost met my maker. Even walking can cause trouble, I'm speechless." Nangong Ziyan walked forward with a self-deprecating laugh, but in her heart she kept thinking about how to improve her cultivation. During the time she had been away from the South China Sea Glazed Palace, she felt that without cultivation, death was faster than flying.
"How did you offend her? She seems to have ill intentions. Could it be that she also has her eye on Haotian and sees you as a rival in love?" Tian Haoze jogged to Nangong Ziyan's side, leaving Beiming Haotian aside.
"Brother Haoze, you really have a vivid imagination! My ears aren't trash cans, don't expect me to stuff everything into them..." Nangong Ziyan pouted. How could that kind of person possibly be her rival in love?
"Oh! What's the reason?" Tian Haoze was very curious about how she had offended that woman to the point that the woman wanted her dead.
"There's a saying that curiosity killed the cat. Why do you have such questions, big brother?" Nangong Ziyan pursed her lips. She couldn't bring herself to talk about such things.
Along the way, Nangong Ziyan and Tian Haoze chatted and laughed, while Beiming Haotian listened quietly, but was secretly overjoyed.
Meanwhile, Ximen Ruiyun and his group found a flat spot to rest.
Two men in black quickly approached him and respectfully said, "Young Master, we haven't found any entrance. Moreover, the people of the Netherworld Palace are scattered throughout the entire Netherworld Continent, living under various identities. Finding the Demon Refining Furnace won't be a matter of a day or two. Furthermore, there are new rumors circulating across the Five Continents. The Eastern Young Master of the Western Regions went to the South Sea Glazed Palace to propose marriage. It has been confirmed that the sea of flowers between the South Sea Continent and the Netherworld Continent appeared because of the birth of the daughter of the Palace Master of the South Sea Glazed Palace. People from all over the world have received the news and are heading towards the South Sea Glazed Palace, especially the people from the Qi River Dynasty. It is said that Wuguzi calculated that using this woman as a medicinal ingredient, a potion for immortality can be refined. Therefore, there are many people from the Qi River Dynasty."
"Oh! Is that so?" Simon Ruiyun frowned, pondering for a moment. This secret, hidden for sixteen years, had finally surfaced.
"Go and continue to gather information. Report back immediately if you find anything."
"Yes, young master. Also, young master, the Demon Lord is nearby, with a man and a woman by his side."
"I understand. You may proceed!"
"Yes, young master."
After the two masked men in black left, Ximen Ruiyun looked around at the scenery. His deep eyes held a sense of helplessness, and a vague unease lingered in his heart. His father, with his wild ambition to rule the five continents, and seeing the Netherworld Continent surpass the four continents in just over a decade, he couldn't sit still. His purpose in coming here was ostensibly for the Wind and Cloud Tournament, but secretly he was searching for the Demon Refining Pot. This pot was left behind by Venerable Yunxiao, and according to reliable sources, it was hidden in the Netherworld Continent. The demonic beasts inside were all evil. If one obtained the Demon Refining Pot and refined the cultivation of the demonic beasts within, it could become one's own cultivation, granting control over those beasts and making one invincible. Although he was the young master of the Western Regions Continent, he was suppressed by his father and could do nothing but obey. After leaving this place, he felt he never wanted to go back. However, this incident concerning what happened sixteen years ago would also stir up a bloody storm across the five continents.
-End of this chapter-
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