"Bai Ruoxue, be good and come with us. That way, you can spare yourself some physical suffering."
"That's right. Come with us."
In the distance, streaks of black light slowly came to a halt. More than a dozen young men stood there, eyeing the woman beside Ye Lin with lewd grins.
Seeing this, the woman beside Ye Lin shrank fearfully behind him.
"Fellow Daoist, she dragged you into this mess, didn't she? Leave now, and we'll pretend nothing happened."
Upon seeing Ye Lin, one of the young men said with a smile.
Pulling some random mysterious stranger in halfway through to use as a shield?
That trick was painfully old.
Still, the Demonic Sect had its rules when conducting business.
"That's right, Fellow Daoist. Hurry and leave. Don't get involved in this rotten business."
Seeing that Ye Lin remained unmoved, another young man continued.
The Origin Continent saw countless people coming and going every day, with unfamiliar faces as numerous as oxen's hairs. So when a stranger suddenly appeared, it was best not to provoke them.
Otherwise, you would never know what terrifying figure you might offend.
"Alright."
Ye Lin smiled faintly, then slowly stepped aside.
"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist."
The young man smiled and clasped his hands toward Ye Lin in salute, then turned a fierce gaze on Bai Ruoxue.
"Get her. Tie her up for this old man."
"Yes."
"No!!!"
The next instant, black ropes emerged from the void. Before Bai Ruoxue could react, they wrapped tightly around her body.
They bound her whole body into a zongzi.
Two young men approached Bai Ruoxue with sinister grins and directly lifted her up.
"Why? Why didn't you help me?"
Bai Ruoxue glared fiercely at Ye Lin.
She was so beautiful, so weak, and injured besides. Surely anyone would step