Two days later.

More than ten miles outside Xingluo Town.

On a hill rarely visited by people.

“Hoo, hoo, hoo!”

A female cultivator stumbled forward, looking back in panic from time to time.

There were bloodstains all over her body, and it was obvious that she had just been through a rather embarrassing fight.

This female cultivator is named Xue Yan. She is twenty years old this year. She has average talent in cultivation and has just reached the third level of Qi training.

Since his family had lived in Xingluo Town for generations, with his parents and grandparents, Xue Yan did not have any ambitions to seek enlightenment and ascend to heaven.

Xingluo Town is located on the main road to the north and is much more prosperous than the surrounding towns. Xue Yan lives a very happy life in Xingluo Town.

Today, she went out with several friends to go for an outing in the suburbs, but several black-clad thieves appeared from nowhere. These thieves were all in the late stage of Qi training, and all of Xue Yan's friends were captured.

Xue Yan immediately thought of the recent frequent disappearances of female cultivators. It was said that the missing female cultivators only met with misfortune when they were traveling alone, but she didn't expect that several people were traveling together today, and the criminals were so rampant.

In panic, Xue Yan fled to this desolate hill.

Several thieves were chasing after him. Xue Yan was already injured and was now panic-stricken and exhausted, and had no strength to escape anymore.

"It's over!"

She felt desperate and burst into tears. Suddenly, a clear voice rang out from the dense forest nearby:

“Come here!”

Xue Yan turned his head and saw an abandoned Taoist temple in the dense forest. A young girl was waving at him. Xue Yan didn't have time to think and hurried into the Taoist temple.

With a creak, the door of the Taoist temple closed.

A moment later, several masked male cultivators in black appeared from the mountain road below. They did not notice the dilapidated Taoist temple hidden by the dense forest and continued to chase up the mountain.

Inside the Taoist temple, Xue Yan, who was peeking out through the window, breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the beautiful girl:

"Thank you for your help, may I ask your name? I will be able to repay you in the future!"

The girl's eyes were clear, pure and pretty. Just as she was about to speak, a charming and weak voice came from the side:

"Xiaoxue'er, hurry up and practice to recover from your injuries."

Xue Yan turned her head and saw a female cultivator sitting cross-legged behind her. Her eyes widened in surprise.

The female cultivator's dress was a little torn and stained with blood, but it could not hide her natural charm. Even though her face was pale, her phoenix eyes were still full of enchantment.

Although Xue Yan was also a woman, she couldn't help but be a little dazed.

"My fellow Taoist, they have already left. You should quickly escape down the mountain."

The girl nodded apologetically to Xue Yan, walked to the side of the charming woman and sat down, continuing to practice cross-legged.

These two people are Fang Xue and Si Minglan.

Two days ago, on Xiyue Peak, when she was about to be caught by Zheng Shengmo, Fang Xue used the Qianli Talisman that Qiu Zhihe gave her.

The two of them rushed out of Xiyue Peak in an instant and were out of Zhenyang City in an instant.

However, this Thousand Mile Talisman has no fixed effect. Once activated, it will randomly flee far away.

Fang Xue and Si Minglan were actually sent to a small hill thousands of miles away, on the outskirts of Xingluo Town.

The two were seriously injured and unable to concentrate their spiritual energy. They would need at least ten days of rest to recover.

Fortunately, the hill was deserted and undisturbed. Fang Xue found an abandoned Taoist temple on the hill that could shelter them from the wind and rain, so they temporarily lived in the temple.

Just now, Xue Yan was being chased by someone. Fang Xue wanted to help her after hearing about it, but Si Minglan disagreed. The two of them had not yet recovered their cultivation. If the other party had any bad intentions, how could they resist?

However, Si Minglan was saved by Fang Xue twice, and finally she couldn't bear to disappoint her, so there was the scene where Fang Xue opened the door and rescued Xue Yan.

"Thank you two fellow Taoists for your help."

Seeing this, Xue Yan realized that he could not stay for long, so after bowing again, he opened the door and went out.

"Third Senior Sister, if she goes out and meets someone chasing her again, wouldn't it be dangerous?"

After Xue Yan left, Fang Xue couldn't help but said to Si Minglan.

"Haha." Si Minglan snorted coldly:

"Xiao Xue'er, we don't know who she is, nor do we know why those people are chasing her. Saving her once is already the most we can do. There are so many injustices in the world, and you take care of them one by one. Do you think your life is too long?"

Fang Xue was about to speak when she heard a creaking sound and the door of the Taoist temple was pushed open again. It turned out that Xue Yan had returned.

"Oh no, they found me!"

Xue Yan panicked, and several shouts were heard outside the Taoist temple:

"There is a Taoist temple here. No wonder we didn't find that woman just now!"

Apparently Xue Yan was discovered by the pursuers as soon as she went out. In a panic, she ran into the Taoist temple in front of the pursuers, and now she has implicated Fang Xue and Si Minglan who were hiding inside.

"I knew it!"

Si Minglan snorted coldly and said to Xue Yan:

"Those people are here to arrest you. What does it have to do with us? Just go out and follow them!"

Xue Yan said in panic: "My fellow Taoist, you don't know that many female cultivators have disappeared in Xingluo Town recently. These people are most likely evildoers who specialize in catching female cultivators. If you two are discovered, you will not be spared. Let's hide quickly!"

Fang Xue was stunned and looked at Si Minglan guiltily: "Third Senior Sister, I'm sorry."

She was too naive. She only thought about saving people without considering too much.

Only at this moment did he realize that the person he saved seemed to have harmed him instead?

"I'm sorry, I really have nowhere to escape, let's hide!"

Xue Yan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the two men to apologize. The disappearance of the female cultivators in Xingluo Town was very horrifying. It was said that those female cultivators were thrown to the monsters after being raped. She didn't dare to imagine what would happen to her if she was caught.

Fang Xue helped Si Minglan to stand up. Si Minglan had previously forced herself to raise her cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage and had also blocked Zheng Shengmo's palm for her. Now she felt completely powerless and could not even stand steadily.

"Third Senior Sister, the only place in this Taoist temple that can hide a person is the lotus seat under the bronze statue."

This Taoist temple is very small, with only one small hall, and there is nowhere to hide. Fang Xue had checked it before and found only a bronze statue in the corner.

This bronze statue is of a woman sitting cross-legged on a huge lotus. The lotus seat is hollow and can hold a person.

"Let's hide inside!"

When Xue Yan heard this, she immediately ran to the back of the bronze statue. The lotus flower below was indeed open, so she quickly got in.

Fang Xue helped Si Minglan over. At this time, the footsteps outside were getting closer and closer. Xue Yan was frightened and suddenly closed the small door under the lotus seat!

"you……"

Fang Xue was stunned. At this moment, the door of the Taoist temple was kicked open with a bang.

Several male cultivators in black rushed in and were startled when they saw Fang Xue and Si Minglan. "Isn't that the young lady?"

One of them seemed to be the leader, and suddenly grinned: "These two women are much prettier, wouldn't it be better to capture them?"

The others also nodded and stepped forward to restrain Fang Xue and Si Minglan.

The two were unable to use their spiritual power at this time and could only surrender. The people searched the Taoist temple again and found nothing. Fang Xue and Si Minglan asked:

"Hey, where's that girl from before?"

At this time, Xue Yan, who was sitting under the lotus seat, was trembling all over, feeling despair in her heart.

But a sneer was heard outside, followed by a clear and bright voice:

"She's gone."

Then the man's voice came: "Forget it, we got rid of a mediocre one and caught two smart ones, so we made a profit. Let's go!"

Soon, Fang Xue and Si Minglan were taken away.

Peace returned to the Taoist temple.

Only the sound of desperately suppressed sobbing could be heard from beneath the lotus seat.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”