Before the Flying Shuttle had even landed at Yellow Earth Ridge, He Jiuling frowned slightly. "Ridge Lord Qu... the atmosphere feels off."
This time, he had also brought one of the He Family's precious treasures, including a Spring and Autumn Cicada capable of predicting fortune and misfortune.
"Understood." Qu Jianlei nodded faintly, his expression darkening somewhat as well. "Land first."
He had wondered what had triggered his sense of warning. So that was all it was.
Still, this Five Friends Alliance seemed rather makeshift. Their underlings could actually be bought off so easily.
But it did not matter. He had brought quite a bit of combat power this time, and he wanted to see exactly what methods the other side had.
The Flying Shuttle landed, and Qu Jianlei and True Immortal Qi Ya stepped out, releasing their divine senses to survey the surroundings.
Their agreed meeting place was at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by several relatively dense groves.
Qu Jianlei found nothing with his senses, so he raised a hand and performed a divination.
Before he could reach any conclusion, however, a faint snort sounded.
Two people emerged from a nearby grove, both with Nascent Soul cultivation. One of them was the True Immortal who had participated in the auction that day.
The auction True Immortal looked at Qu Jianlei and spoke blandly. "Fellow Daoist, it has been quite some days."
"Calling me Fellow Daoist?" Qu Jianlei could not help rolling his eyes.
Though he said nothing, his attitude could not have been clearer: You want to be my Fellow Daoist? Are you worthy? Still, he could not be bothered to waste words on him and simply said, "You think... this is a convenient place to make a move?"
"Why would we need to make a move?" The