Targeted Everywhere

The woman was quite pleased that Wang Li and He Lingxiu didn't talk much. She smiled gently and asked, "May I know how you two fellow cultivators are called?"

Wang Li's spirits immediately lifted. "This junior is Wang Bihui."

He Lingxiu smiled faintly. "This junior is He Anquan."

Wang Li blinked, then his face broke into a wide grin. Looking at He Lingxiu, he suddenly found her quite pleasing to the eye, much more so than before.

Names were important.

He had initially feared that He Lingxiu might deliberately cause trouble, but he hadn't expected her to have such a praiseworthy name.

"So, it's fellow cultivator Wang and fellow cultivator He."

The woman looked at Wang Li and He Lingxiu without much thought. After all, when traveling in a chaotic continent like this, no one wanted to reveal their true identity. Any name was just for convenience during this period; it didn't matter what they were called.

"You can call him Han Yao, and as for me, you can call me Mu Yu." She glanced at the tall, thin cultivator beside her, then at the three young cultivators.

Although the three young cultivators didn't talk much, they answered crisply this time, "Ye Wan, Ye Ji, Ye Jiuyue."

Wang Li immediately looked askance at the young cultivator named Ye Wan.

Done for!

That person's name was very inauspicious.

He immediately decided that he would try to stay as far away from this cultivator named Ye Wan as possible.

"Fellow cultivator Wang."

At this moment, the woman who called herself Mu Yu looked at Wang Li and said politely, "Since we are already here, how should we proceed? In my opinion, what the cultivators on the other side said made some sense. We are all doing the same business. Whichever party can rescue the three cultivators trapped in the Seven Treasures Ancient Domain will receive the spirit sand they deserve. But the key is that everyone wants to get out alive. I am afraid they might deliberately use us to lure away demonic beasts or rival cultivators. If that's the case, I think it would be best for us to leave here as soon as possible."

"Senior is absolutely right!"

Wang Li couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up.

This was by no means a deliberate flattery.

This Golden Core cultivator was indeed meticulous and cautious in her actions.

The tall, thin cultivator named Han Yao, however, found Wang Li's words to be rambling. He frowned slightly and said, "Fellow cultivator Wang, since we are doing business in this dangerous chaotic continent, there's no need for such politeness and formalities."

"Alright."

Wang Li reached into his left sleeve and took out a black pottery bottle. He poured out some black powder and sprinkled it on himself and He Lingxiu. At the same time, he pointed in a certain direction and said, "After you all sprinkle this powder on yourselves, follow me and walk slowly for twenty li. Then we'll wait there until dark."

Before the others could speak, He Lingxiu felt that the black powder sprinkled on her had a fishy and unpleasant smell. As the black powder landed on her, it seemed to melt away. A thin medicinal aura clung to her garment and skin, causing a slight itchiness.

"What is this powder used for?" she couldn't help but ask.

Wang Li couldn't help but chuckle.

Since they had arrived at their destination, He Lingxiu was clearly no longer pretending to be a guide.

However, since she had called herself He Anquan, he had to give her some face.

"Fellow cultivator He Anquan."

After smiling, he said to He Lingxiu in a gentle tone, "This powder is made primarily from bone-corroding worms. Several types of demonic beasts in this area strongly dislike bone-corroding worms. When they sense the aura of these worms, they will avoid them from a distance."

After saying these few words, he tossed the black pottery bottle in his hand to Mu Yu.

"It seems this young friend is indeed very familiar with this place." Mu Yu caught the black pottery bottle and, without further ado, took out some powder like Wang Li and handed the bottle to the three young cultivators.

Seeing that Mu Yu and Han Yao had readily used the powder, the three young cultivators also took some and sprinkled it on themselves. However, one of them couldn't help but ask, "Why do we need to walk slowly for twenty li? And walking slowly for twenty li won't take too long..."

But before the cultivator could finish his sentence, Wang Li rudely interrupted him, "You don't need to talk to me."

The cultivator was taken aback.

Wang Li, however, was already looking at the cultivator beside him with a gentle expression. "Fellow cultivator Ye Ji, from now on, if you have anything to say, you can ask."

The three young cultivators were completely bewildered.

Especially the one named Ye Wan, who had been so rudely cut off, looked at Ye Ji with surprise, wondering if these two knew each other beforehand.

"Fellow cultivator, why should I be the one to ask questions?" Ye Ji, after a moment of stunned silence, managed to utter.

"Because your name is more auspicious," He Lingxiu said expressionlessly.

She was speaking the truth.

However, no one believed her.

In everyone's eyes, Wang Li and she suddenly seemed a bit strange.

"Then why?" Ye Ji took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and asked.

Wang Li replied, "You'll understand when we get there."

The three young cultivators were speechless again.

Since they weren't explaining the reason directly, why go through all this trouble, forbidding Ye Wan from speaking, and insisting that only Ye Ji should speak?

The tall, thin cultivator named Han Yao clearly had a bad temper.

"If there's nothing else to discuss, then please lead the way, fellow cultivator Wang. Let's set off immediately," he said with a dark expression.

"Let's go."

Wang Li nodded and turned to lead the way, saying, "Unless something attacks and poses a fatal threat, don't easily use any artifacts or spells. Don't create any obvious spiritual energy fluctuations. Also, you'd best all stay within a few yards of me. As for you, the cultivator who told me not to speak to you, you can stay a little further away."

Hearing the first part of his instructions, everyone found it perfectly normal. But when they heard the last two sentences, everyone except He Lingxiu found it utterly unreasonable.

Ye Wan, in particular, immediately became unhappy and angrily whispered, "What do you mean by 'the cultivator who told me not to speak to you'? Why can I stay a little further away? Didn't I just tell you my name?"

Wang Li didn't look back. "Precisely because you told me your name, you shouldn't speak to me. Unless you change your name to Ye Buwan, or Ye Chenggong, Ye Wanggong would also work."

Ye Wan's face turned red with anger, and his voice rose slightly. "What exactly do you mean by this? You're targeting me everywhere. What did I, Ye Wan, do to offend you?"

"Young friend, since they are guides hired with a heavy price by the employers, you'd best follow his arrangements. Otherwise, no one can guarantee what might happen." Just then, Mu Yu's voice rang out.

The woman's voice seemed as gentle as ever, yet a powerful mental pressure instantly made the cultivator named Ye Wan unable to breathe, cold sweat trickling from every pore.