Jiang Ping An was bringing a piece of bird meat, roasted crisp and dripping with oil, to his mouth when he heard the cool female voice. His hand stopped abruptly, and he froze.
Judging by the aura of laws she emitted, this woman was a King-level Fifth-Order expert!
Had the Ancient God Realm's experts become this numerous?
He could roast some meat in the middle of nowhere and draw someone of that level?
He suppressed the turmoil in his heart without letting a trace show on his face. Calmly wiping the grease from the corner of his mouth, he set down the bird meat, rose, and cupped his fists respectfully toward the woman in white.
"Senior, I've been resting here for quite some time, but I haven't seen any Five-Colored Divine Bird."
His tone was sincere. Then he pointed in one direction. "About half a day ago, though, I think I saw a brief flash of five-colored light on the horizon over there. I don't know whether it had anything to do with the bird you're seeking."
"Thank you for telling me."
The woman thanked him coolly. White light flashed around her, and she became a streak of light that shot in the direction Jiang Ping An had indicated, vanishing beyond the horizon.
Only when her aura had gone far beyond the reach of his senses did fine beads of cold sweat appear on Jiang Ping An's forehead.
He abandoned most of the roasted bird still on the spit. With a flicker of his figure, he slipped into the distant shadows of the trees and fled deeper into the forest.
His luck really had hit rock bottom.
He had caught a gaudy-looking bird for a quick meal, and it turned out to have an owner!
Worse, its owner was terrifyingly