It seemed they had sensed their arrival.
Very soon, a somewhat chilling aura emerged from the end of the dirt road behind them at an angle.
Dugu Yueli drew her sword, but Lin Heng stopped her.
"Not an enemy..."
As soon as he spoke, the figure had already rushed close. It was Luo Qi, the little Netherworld beauty who had been following Bai Yi.
"Haha, Lin Heng, it really is you!"
"I thought enemies had found this place and were coming after Bai Yi. It's great that you're here."
Luo Qi patted her chest, still shaken with lingering fear.
Judging from her expression, she seemed to have just gone through something unpleasant.
"Oh... enemies? Which side are the enemies you're talking about?"
"Of course, the Buddhist Incense Society!"
"They're terrifying. If Bai Yi and I hadn't run fast enough, we'd probably be checking in at the Underworld by now!"
"What... people from the Buddhist Incense Society? You mean they just chased you down?"
This answer was somewhat beyond Lin Heng's expectations.
"That doesn't add up! Even if you were being hunted, you managed to run all the way to this godforsaken place? I think you've got some unspeakable secret."
"I seriously suspect that Bai Yi colluded with an external enemy. The Female Emperor has vanished without reason, and she disappeared somewhere nearby."
"If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, then no matter what happens today, I'll throw Bai Yi into the Human Emperor Banner and refine him. The Fortune on him should have been mine long ago."
Lin Heng's tone was exceptionally stern, showing not the slightest mercy.
First, Bai Yi had lied again and again, and Lin Heng had reached the end of his rope.
Second, he could not keep such a hidden danger at his side. With