Wei Yunqing instinctively swung her sword, trying to block the talisman. But the moment it split apart, hundreds of fireballs shot at her in an instant. She could only fend them off with her sword, yet several fireballs still struck her. Forced to fight as she retreated, she backed all the way to the edge of the desert. Just as she had no choice but to retreat into the swamp again, someone yanked her back.
Once Yunqing steadied herself, she immediately looked at the person who had attacked her. It was the female cultivator from Huaxian Sect. The fury filling her heart instantly died away, and she said somewhat aggrievedly, "Fellow Daoist, please do not take offense. I was too flustered while fighting the Water Turtle Bugs just now, so I accidentally injured you."
The female cultivator said coldly, "You think one word of 'accidentally' settles everything? If my senior sister had not protected me in time, I would already have become a host for the Water Turtle Bugs. A menace like you should stop following us."
After saying that, she turned to Liu Haotian and said, "You all saw what happened just now. She dragged me down with her. We cannot keep someone who stabs others in the back in the team. I suspect she is connected to evil cultivators and infiltrated us to devour our team bit by bit."
Those words undoubtedly struck Wei Yunqing's sore spot. Her eyes immediately brimmed with tears as she defended herself, "It was indeed my fault earlier, but you cannot falsely accuse me of being an evil cultivator. I only formed my Core not long ago and still cannot control my strength proficiently, which is why I made that mistake."
Having said that, she turned to Wei Chenyin, hoping the other woman