Liu Ling!

The next day.

Ning Luo brought Nalan Yanran to the square.

At this moment, the square was filled with Misty Cloud Sect disciples.

When they saw Ning Luo and Nalan Yanran, all the disciples bowed to them.

Ning Luo and Nalan Yanran were both Yun Yun's disciples.

Moreover, everyone knew that Sect Master Yun Yun had only taken in two disciples. As Core Disciples, they were naturally held in high regard.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Ning Luo!"

Ning Luo gave a slight nod.

Then, he walked to the front of the group.

At that moment, Ning Luo saw Yun Yun standing on the platform, dressed in moon-white robes with a snow-feather shawl draped over her shoulders.

Beneath it, she wore an ivory satin skirt tinged with pink, embroidered with rippling patterns and nameless flowers. Golden and silver threads intertwined irregularly with snow-fox fur, while her slender waist was no more than a handful, accentuating her exquisite figure.

Her large, glassy eyes sparkled like obsidian, a fleeting brilliance flashing whenever her gaze shifted. Her cherry lips were crimson without rouge. Her beautiful hair was lightly pinned up with a silver, jade, and violet-moon hairpin. She was breathtakingly lovely, like an immortal drifting through the air.

She smiled faintly. "Today, our Misty Cloud Sect will hold its annual disciple Training Assembly. We will be heading to the Monster Beast Forest for training, led by myself and several elders.

"Remember, the Monster Beast Forest is extremely dangerous. If you encounter a High-level Magical Beast, do not act rashly. Crush the Signal Talisman in your hand, and an elder will naturally come to rescue you.

"Do you understand?"

"We understand!" everyone in the square answered in unison.

Ning Luo looked up at his master from below.

Master looked beautiful no matter when he saw her! At that moment, Ning Luo suddenly noticed Gu He among the elders.

As a guest elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, Gu He was also qualified to participate. This time, he had brought his disciple along for training and planned to gather some medicinal herbs in the Monster Beast Forest as well.

Ning Luo and Nalan Yanran stood before Yun Yun. Today, Gu He had not come alone; he had also brought a disciple with him, Liu Ling.

Liu Ling was Gu He's personal disciple. He was four or five years older than Ning Luo and looked to be around seventeen or eighteen. His cultivation was not particularly high either, roughly that of a Four-star Fighter.

Standing beside Gu He, Liu Ling's gaze shifted as he stared at Nalan Yanran for a long time.

"Disgusting!" Nalan Yanran said with immediate disdain.

Ning Luo looked at Liu Ling. He remembered that in the original novel, Liu Ling had always been Nalan Yanran's lapdog.

It seemed that here too, he liked Nalan Yanran.

At that moment, Nalan Yanran noticed that Liu Ling had been staring at her.

Then, she directly hooked her arm around Ning Luo's.

Liu Ling immediately became somewhat enraged.

A murderous gaze instantly fell upon Ning Luo.

Ning Luo smiled, then reached out and pulled Nalan Yanran into his arms.

At the sight of this.

Liu Ling was instantly stunned.

He clenched his fists, his face so dark it looked as though water might drip from it.

At that moment, Ning Luo also noticed something.

That old bastard Gu He had been staring at his master as well.

Ning Luo liked his master very much.

Although she was his master, she was more like an older sister to him, caring for him in every possible way.

Thinking of Yun Yun's ending in Battle Through the Heavens, Ning Luo could not help feeling a little sorrowful.

She had fallen for someone she should never have loved, and in the end, he had betrayed her for an entire lifetime! If it were me, if someone treated me that well, I would never betray her for the rest of my life.

Gu He was staring at his master.

Liu Ling was staring at Junior Sister Yanran.

What a rotten master and disciple pair!

By then, Yun Yun had finished speaking.

Everyone prepared to set off.

At that moment, Liu Ling slowly walked toward Ning Luo and Nalan Yanran.

"Junior Brother Ning! Junior Sister Yanran!" Liu Ling hypocritically bowed to Ning Luo, then let his gaze fall upon Nalan Yanran's newly developing curves.

His expression became extremely lecherous. "Junior Sister Yanran, stay with me during the training later. I'm a Four-star Fighter now, and I'll protect you."

Although Liu Ling had offered his goodwill, Nalan Yanran did not appreciate it at all. She hurriedly replied, "No need. I'm also a Four-star Fighter. Just protect yourself!"

Then, Ning Luo took Nalan Yanran's hand and followed behind the group.

At that moment, a sinister look appeared on Liu Ling's face. He said coldly, "Ning Luo, just you wait. Once we reach the Monster Mountain Range, no one will be able to protect you!"

Misty Cloud Mountain was steep and surrounded by cliffs on three sides, with only one path leading to the summit. It was a treacherous location that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, Misty Cloud Sect disciples patrolled the entire mountain under strict guard, making the whole range resemble a small fortress.

Only two li from the foot of Misty Cloud Mountain, fifty thousand imperial cavalry were stationed there. Though they were said to be guarding the imperial capital, anyone could see that the empire's ruler was keeping watch against this fierce tiger so close to the capital.

The group continued descending the stone steps of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Not far below the Misty Cloud Sect lay the Monster Mountain Range.

The Misty Cloud Sect disciples traveled for an entire day.

At last, they arrived at the Monster Mountain Range.