Facing the maddened monster, Lin Xuan neither dodged nor evaded. He merely pointed a finger forward.
"Swift!"
Following his light shout, the Flying Dagger shot back again. Blood sprayed as it plunged straight into the Octopus Monster's brow.
With an even louder wail, the Octopus Monster's Demon Qi gradually dispersed, and in the end, it became a corpse.
"Princess, are you all right?"
The two men rushed to the girl's side at once, their faces filled with fear and trepidation. If the princess were to fall, they did not dare imagine the terrible consequences.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Are you trying to reveal my identity?" The girl glared at the two of them and spoke in a language that neither Lin Xuan nor the old man could understand.
It was an ancient tongue. Let alone Human Race cultivators, even among the Sea Race, those who could understand it were few and far between.
After rebuking her two subordinates, the girl stepped lightly to within three feet of Lin Xuan and gave a graceful curtsy. "Many thanks for Senior's great kindness and virtue. Otherwise, the three of us juniors would probably truly have ended up buried in that monster's mouth this time."
The language she spoke this time was not the least bit unusual; it was the common tongue of the East Sea.
Her voice was extremely pleasant to the ear, as if carrying a touch of ethereal grace.
And after she came closer, Lin Xuan's gaze swept over her face, and a trace of surprise could not help appearing in his eyes.
Though she was also a beauty, she could not be called a woman whose looks could topple cities and kingdoms. Let alone Yue'er and Fairy in the Clouds, even Sister Ruyan was clearly somewhat superior.
Yet her