When they realized there was no way out, Xiao Wei and Little Yu'er each called Li Bai and Old Grandmaster He.
It would be enough if either Li Bai or her master could make it there.
Bringing sharpened weapons to a nationwide martial arts exchange was clearly a sign of ill intent—perhaps even a hidden attempt on someone's life.
Especially with the northern and southern martial arts worlds at odds, bringing such vicious weapons was highly suspicious.
They were done for!
Cold sweat ran down Xiao Wei's back. Suddenly, she slapped her forehead.
She stared blankly at the sharpened long saber in her hand. She had actually forgotten to throw the weapon away, and had unknowingly brought it here while fleeing with her senior sister, Little Yu'er.
The others were still searching for it. Wasn't she practically drawing them straight to her?
"Sniff, sniff! Buzz, buzz!"
They could faintly hear strange noises, along with voices. The searchers were acting without restraint, and seemed to have something to rely on.
"They're close. My fire sable caught their scent."
And a hawk? No, it had to be a sable!
Dogs weren't the only animals with a keen sense of smell. Sables had sharp noses too, and their smaller bodies made them easier to hide.
Xiao Wei and Zheng Yu'er exchanged glances. What frightened them even more was still to come.
"How did it get over here? Did a monkey take it?"
Jiuzhaigou had not only pandas but mischievous monkeys that weren't afraid of people at all. Stealing things was nothing to them; they might even snatch them right out of your hands.
"Maybe. Or perhaps it was a person!"
"A person? Could it be...?"
A series of metallic clangs rang out as the people searching for the saber immediately grew alert.
Everyone