Deep within Black House Mountain, outside the Stone Wall True Art Cave.
After listening to what the others had said, the great hero Lei Wu stepped forward as well, heading toward the cave.
Someone from Jinzhou tried to stop him, but with a light flick of his hand, that person flew far away.
"They're beating people! A master from those Taizhou barbarians has come!"
"Everyone, get them! Drive the barbarians off first!"
"Kill them!"
The Jinzhou martial artists erupted into a clamor.
"Let's see who dares!" Lei Wu roared. His force rippled outward, crushing down hard on the people around him. Every voice was instantly silenced.
"Who could be putting on such an impressive show? So it was Lei Wu."
Suddenly, a slender young girl stepped out from the crowd of Jinzhou onlookers.
Golden bells hung from her wrists. She wore a light-blue martial outfit beneath a white cloak, while a fine fur scarf wrapped around both sides of her neck, making her snowy skin seem all the fairer.
She toyed with a slender flowering branch in her hand. Her pretty face was clever and adorable, bearing a pure, innocent smile like that of the girl next door.
Unlike the others, this girl spoke the Great Yuan official tongue with perfect pronunciation, every word clear and smooth. One could tell at once that she had received an excellent education.
"Yue Xiaodie!?"
The instant he saw the girl, Lei Wu's expression stiffened, and a faint trace of fear actually flashed through his eyes.
It was not only him. The surrounding Jinzhou martial artists all backed away in unison the moment they saw her.
The clamorous noise from moments ago abruptly fell silent.
"I heard some treasure had appeared here, and since I had nothing better to do, I came to take