Fearless with Backing

Under the cover of night, the sound of carts and horses hurrying along the avenue was quite abrupt.

Houtu and Xuan Bing, the two young women, sat in the first beast-drawn cart, looking at each other from time to time, hesitating to speak.

After a few such moments, Xuan Bing looked out at the pitch-black wilderness outside the cart. A resolute expression finally surfaced on her stunning face, and she said in a low voice, "This is a rare opportunity. I've decided to break away now. Come back to Cave City with me. As long as you render meritorious service as a guard, you can become my personal maid upon return, and you'll never have to worry about food and clothing again..."

In front of Houtu, a Cave Tribe maiden without even a surname, Xuan Bing had always possessed a certain sense of superiority. At this moment, she spoke to Houtu with a lofty, unquestionable tone about her plan.

In Xuan Bing's eyes, this was a supreme favor!

If not for the fact that Zhi/Houtu had suddenly awakened her bloodline and possessed Sea-Chasing Realm cultivation, Xuan Bing would have fled on her own without taking along such dead weight.

Yet a Sea-Chasing Realm cultivator could greatly increase her chances of survival. After all, the strongest expert in this Ba Snake Mountain caravan at present was only at the late Mountain Moving Realm.

"I don't want to go back! Lord Xuan—no, Xuan Bing, I advise you to behave yourself as well. With just that pitiful Mountain Moving Realm cultivation of yours, even if you leave the caravan, you're bound to fall into the hands of Louse Tribe hunters!"

The maiden Houtu lightly gathered a strand of drooping hair. In the dim carriage, her skin emitted a faint white glow, resembling a