Meanwhile, on the other side, those few streaks of Escape Light suddenly slowed, and one of them stopped altogether.
The radiance drew in, revealing the face of the woman in red. Her face was filled with shock and suspicion as she turned her head back, her gaze wavering uncertainly.
"Junior Sister Xue, what's wrong?" The Daoist-robed man came to her side and asked, somewhat surprised.
"I don't know either. Just now, I suddenly felt a burst of heart-pounding distress, as if I'd been locked onto by some extraordinarily powerful existence." The woman's eyes flickered as she spoke, startled and uncertain.
"How could that be? I didn't feel anything wrong at all. Besides, this is the main headquarters of Cloud Hidden Sect. There's no way an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon could exist here. Even their Supreme Elder treats us with careful courtesy. How would the other cultivators of their sect dare harbor any disrespect?"
The man was first stunned when he heard this, then burst into loud laughter.
"That's hard to say..."
The vigilance on the red-clothed woman's face still did not fade in the slightest. "Senior Brother should know that I come from a True Spirit clan and possess the bloodline of the Spirit Beast Diting. Among True Spirits, Diting's strength may not be considered outstanding, but it understands Buddhist principles, comprehends human nature, wards off evil, and is an auspicious being. It knows best how to seek fortune and avoid calamity. Since I sensed something, it shouldn't be wind from an empty cave."
"Junior Sister's words make sense."
When the Daoist-robed man heard this, he could not help but put away his joking expression. "It's just that this trip to Cloud Hidden Sect went perfectly smoothly. By reason and by emotion, there shouldn't be anything wrong. Either Junior Sister's sensing