The three of them hit it off at once and immediately set out together for the Jin residence.
Bai Lan knew from the direction of the plot that later, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator from the Jin Family would come after these two.
The original plot had gone like this:
In their desperation, the three planned to flee separately, scattering their targets to preserve the highest chance of survival.
In the end, the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator chose one out of three and, "with exquisite precision," went after Jin Qianze. Fortunately, he had a protective jade talisman bestowed by Patriarch Golden Armor. He and the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator both suffered heavy losses, but he still managed to keep his life.
And Long Aotian and Jin Yao had, "by sheer coincidence," run into each other again during their escape.
Bai Lan truly did not want to follow this part of the plot.
So she deliberately used her save-loading skill to lead the three around the area guarded by the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator's divine sense was limited; as long as they made a wide enough detour, the other party would not discover the three of them.
But heaven did not grant people their wishes. They could evade Foundation Establishment, but not Qi Refining.
There was always some Evil Cultivator who wanted to harm Bai Lan and seize her opportunities.
A streak of arrow-light suddenly flashed through the forest, and three golden arrows shot straight for the brows of the three of them.
All three twisted aside to evade them. Bai Lan used Phantom Step to flash to one side and took the chance to make a save.
With divine sense extended, she discovered a black-robed cultivator at Qi Refining level seven standing atop a tree