"Bailin, my niece, I truly came under the lineage's orders to escort you to the marketplace. Why did you run the moment we met?"
An aged, weathered voice echoed through the dense forest. Li Qing, who had just turned and fled, felt his scalp go numb when he heard those words.
That voice belonged to Liu Hongyuan, the Late Qi Refining clan elder Li Qing had encountered at the Liu Family a few days ago!
Judging from his tone, he seemed to be here for Liu Bailin.
A lineage dispute? A battle within the household?
In any case, whatever the reason, Li Qing had no desire to get involved.
He immediately drew the only Breath Concealing Talisman on him and, without another word, placed it on himself.
Although this Breath Concealing Talisman was merely a first-tier low-grade talisman, a Late Qi Refining cultivator would be able to sense him so long as they came close.
Fortunately, the distance was great enough. After using the Breath Concealing Talisman, Li Qing immediately put Rice Bucket back into the Beast Taming Pouch, then infiltrated the woods alone.
This was no time to watch the excitement. Liu Hongyuan's cultivation had reached at least the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining. Whether in magical power or methods, he far surpassed Li Qing.
Soon, amid the ongoing pursuit and battle in the forest, a woman's voice rang out again:
"Uncle Hongyuan, I never expected the traitor within our lineage to be you."
"No wonder the Flying Eagle Bandits always saw through every action of my Liu Family. So you were their inside man."
As Li Qing continued moving away, he sighed inwardly. It seemed the matter of the Flying Eagle Bandits was far more complicated than he had imagined.
Even a clan elder of the Liu Family