Interception

"Young Lady, Young Lady, you're not really going, are you?" A woman dressed in pale orange tugged anxiously at another woman clad in embroidered brocade.

Anyone with eyes could tell at a glance that the woman in embroidered brocade held the higher status—a genuine noble-born lady.

The noblewoman brushed aside the other woman's hand, turned back to look at her, and said, "Xiao Feng, I have already made up my mind. I will definitely succeed."

The woman called Xiao Feng reached out again and grabbed Liu Xu—the noblewoman—earnestly persuading her, "Young Lady, your health has always been poor. Even traveling a long distance exhausts you terribly, let alone climbing Heaven Peak."

"Stop trying to persuade me. My mind is made up." Liu Xu violently shook off Xiao Feng's hand, turned, and walked away.

With a flash, Xiao Feng blocked Liu Xu's path and said in a deep voice, "Young Lady, the Master ordered me to bring you back. If I cannot persuade you, then do not blame me for using force."

"You dare?" Fury crossed Liu Xu's face as she glared at Xiao Feng and demanded, "I raised you with my own two hands, and now you want to fight me?"

"I do not want Young Lady to suffer." The aura of the Spirit Profound Realm exploded from Xiao Feng's body.

Liu Xu suddenly stepped forward, pressing close to Xiao Feng. Looking straight into her eyes, she slowly asked, "Do you truly dare to make a move?"

"I do." Xiao Feng answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Then try it. Touch me once, and from then on, you will no longer be my friend." With that, Liu Xu stepped directly past Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng's gaze flickered, and her fists suddenly clenched tight. Yet she did not make a move, allowing