Three Women Reunite

"Damn it! Why can't I detect even the slightest trace of his aura???"

A Brocade Old Man stood in midair, his Divine Sense spreading out as he carefully swept the surroundings.

"I can't detect anything either!" The Black-Clad Old Man at his side said with an equally gloomy expression.

"That brat must be nearby; we just don't know what method he used to conceal his aura!!

Split up and search. You take the east, I'll take the west.

The moment either of us finds anything, send a signal immediately!!

We absolutely cannot let that brat leave alive!!"

The Brocade Old Man's tone was incomparably sinister.

Then the two split left and right, transforming into streaks of light and vanishing.

Seeing this, Lu Nan, hidden beneath a dead tree, still did not move.

He vigilantly examined his surroundings. Though the spiritual power within his body was now utterly empty.

Wait a little longer! Wait a little longer!!

Sure enough, before long, the two returned.

Frowning, they carefully swept their gazes over the area. Suddenly, the Brocade Old Man's eyes fell upon the area where Lu Nan was hiding.

Lu Nan's heart instantly leapt into his throat, his whole body taut. Steady! Steady!!!

"Seventh Brother? What is it???"

Seeing the Brocade Old Man staring intently in one direction, the Black-Clad Old Man beside him could not help asking.

The Brocade Old Man did not answer. He quickly moved toward that area.

Damn? Have I really been discovered??? Watching the Seventh Elder approach, Lu Nan desperately suppressed the tremors in his body.

*Steady! Steady!!! He can't possibly discover me!!

Conceal Breath can block the senses of someone three major realms above me!!!*

Lu Nan kept assuring himself inwardly while preparing to strike out at any moment.

In the end, the Seventh Elder stopped before Lu Nan.

Only a layer of dead wood separated them. Lu Nan pressed his lips together and nervously closed his eyes.

At this moment, he did not even dare look. He could only sense everything through his hearing.

He feared that his gaze would alert the other party.

"Seventh Brother? Is there anything unusual here???"

The Black-Clad Old Man's voice rang out, and at the same time, Lu Nan felt a weight settle on him.

The sudden weight nearly made him cry out, but he forcefully held it back.

Suddenly, a sensation of being swept over surged through his mind. Lu Nan knew it was the other party's Divine Sense.

He hurriedly slowed his breathing, remaining utterly still as he listened to their movements.

Then another weight suddenly pressed down on him. There was now another person on top of him.

A thread of blood slowly seeped from the corner of Lu Nan's mouth, and he quickly sealed his lips shut.

He swallowed the blood in his mouth back down.

"It's nothing!! Perhaps I sensed it wrong!!!"

A streak of blood landed not far away, shooting dead a wild rabbit.

At the same time, the Seventh Elder's voice rang out,

"Seventh Brother, what should we do now???"

"Continue pursuing eastward. If that brat wants to live, he can only seek help from the Azure Lotus Sword Sect!!"

The weight on him suddenly vanished. Lu Nan knew the two had left.

His heart relaxed, but he still did not dare move carelessly.

He feared they might turn back for a surprise attack. Only after half an hour had passed,

and he was certain they had truly left, did he suddenly let out a long breath.

He struggled out from beneath the dead wood.

"Pwah..." The moment he rose to his feet, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Only after spitting out the congealed blood did he feel somewhat better.

Without lingering, he quickly swallowed a Recovery Pill and rushed south.

He did not know how long he had run before finally stopping.

He found a place and began treating his injuries...

Meanwhile, Su Wan, whom Lu Nan had thrown away,

quickly found Jing Ran and Li Nianqiao's hiding place by following the route in her mind.

Looking at the dense forest ahead, filled with miasma, she swallowed a Detoxification Pill and charged into the poisonous haze.

Before long, she arrived before a towering tree. After examining it for a moment, she stepped forward.

But just as she reached the entrance to the hollow, a Light Membrane blocked her path.

Su Wan immediately breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it. She recognized it as an array.

"Senior Sister Jing, Senior Sister Li, are you inside???"

After speaking, she quietly waited. A minute or two passed, yet there was no response from within the hollow.

Su Wan frowned. "Senior Sister Jing Ran, Senior Sister Li Nianqiao, if you're inside, please answer me."

Several more minutes passed before a weak voice finally sounded from within the tree hollow. "Junior Sister Su Wan??"

"It's me! It's me!!" Su Wan's face lit up with joy. "Senior Sister Jing Ran, quickly open the array. I've come to take you away!!"

As soon as her words fell, rustling sounds came from within the tree hollow.

Under Su Wan's disbelieving gaze, two figures painstakingly crawled to the entrance.

The two women struggled to raise their heads, looking through the Light Membrane at Su Wan outside the hollow.

They carefully studied her. After a moment, the pale-faced Jing Ran panted and said, "How will you prove that you are Su Wan?"

Su Wan took a deep breath. "If, after three days, neither I nor Senior Sister Su Wan has returned,

then... the two senior sisters will need to save yourselves!!!"

Those were Lu Nan's exact words. The two women's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing them.

They then asked a few more details. Only after seeing that Su Wan could answer every one of them accurately did they completely relax. Jing Ran then laboriously crawled back into the tree hollow.

Soon, the Golden Light Membrane disappeared. Su Wan quickly stepped forward and helped Li Nianqiao up from the entrance.

But the moment she touched her, Su Wan's expression changed. "Senior Sister Li, you..."

Li Nianqiao gave a weak smile. "Jing Ran and I had all four limbs shattered by Wang San.

Junior Brother Lu already gave us some basic treatment!"

Su Wan immediately fell silent. She noticed that the two women were no longer wearing their original clothes.

Only after a long while did she say coldly, "The Wang Family will definitely pay the price for this!!!"

After carrying Li Nianqiao into the tree hollow, she helped Jing Ran lean against the tree wall as well.

"Where is Junior Brother Lu? Where is he???" The moment the two women were settled, they asked impatiently.

Su Wan's expression stiffened, but she said nothing.

The two women's faces turned pale, and they too fell silent.

"Junior Brother Lu will definitely return. He can even kill Foundation Establishment cultivators!!" Jing Ran suddenly said in a deep voice.

Li Nianqiao's eyes also lit up at those words. "Right!!! Junior Brother Lu will definitely come back safely!!"

"Kill Foundation Establishment cultivators???" Su Wan stared blankly at the two.

"Yes! Wang San captured us, but Junior Brother Lu rescued us!!!"

Li Nianqiao said, her eyes sparkling.

Jing Ran beside her nodded in agreement. "Wang San pursued Junior Brother Lu, but Junior Brother Lu was the one who returned.

So Wang San must have died beneath Junior Brother Lu's sword!"

Su Wan nodded gently. She did not tell them that they had encountered three Foundation Establishment experts and countless Wang Family disciples.

After taking a deep breath, she said solemnly, "We must report to the sect as soon as possible. The Wang Family is using Living Human Alchemy!!"

The two women's pupils constricted. "Living Human Alchemy??"

"Junior Brother Lu told me this!!" Su Wan looked at them and continued, "Your injuries are worse than I expected. If we leave together,

none of the three of us will escape the Wang Family's pursuit!!"

Su Wan's words made the two women's expressions change as they lowered their heads. They knew Su Wan was speaking the truth.

Yet they still felt terrible inside. No one wished to be abandoned.

"My plan is..." Jing Ran suddenly spoke, cutting Su Wan off. "Junior Sister, there's no need to say any more. We understand!"

Her words stunned Su Wan, and she looked at the two women in confusion.