"It was nothing. The other side's methods were brilliant; no matter how careful you were, it would have been futile."
After comforting An Yue, the owner of the voice said unhurriedly, "Guests are welcome. Fellow Daoist, you have followed us all the way here. Please show yourself."
Hearing this, Xu Chunniang, concealed in the shadows, was greatly startled. She had no idea who the other party was, yet they had exposed her whereabouts at once.
Even Long Yu, at the late stage Heavenly Demon realm, had been unable to see through her concealment technique. Could this person's cultivation be even higher than Long Yu's?
As she hesitated, that voice continued.
"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be alarmed. Since you were able to find this place, it means we are fated. Since fate has brought us together, why not reveal yourself for a meeting?"
After a brief consideration, Xu Chunniang finally withdrew her concealment and revealed herself.
At the sight of that familiar figure, An Yue's pupils silently widened. It was actually her!
She suppressed the shock in her heart and gave Xu Chunniang a meaningful look, a smile curling across her lips.
"Sister Xu, what remarkable methods. You followed behind me for so long, yet I noticed nothing at all. If not for my master's reminder, I would still be kept in the dark."
Xu Chunniang's expression remained unchanged. "Sister An Yue, you are no less impressive. On the surface, you are Tenth Highness's personal guard, but in secret, you serve another master. That earlier fog and the two Blue-eyed Automatons that suddenly appeared—surely they had something to do with you?"
An Yue blinked. "I do not understand what Sister Xu is talking about. Those Blue-eyed Automatons are incredibly powerful. How could they possibly be controlled by me?"