Bibi Dong Saw Red

"Damn it! What do you mean? Why do you pick on me every single time!"

Bibi Dong bristled on the spot and glared fiercely at Qian Renxue. She pointed at Na'er beside them.

"Junior Sister can't fly either! Why do you always use me as an example?"

Na'er: "???"

Why had Eldest Senior Sister bristled again?

She blinked and thought about it.

Actually, if she truly wanted to fly, she could still manage it.

At the very least... she would not be completely unable to fly like Eldest Senior Sister.

Bibi Dong: "???"

Seeing everyone's gaze fall on her, Na'er immediately flashed a sweet smile and naturally leaned against Luo Jiuyou.

"Senior Brother said he would carry me."

Bibi Dong: "!!!"

Her cheeks puffed up with anger.

Did that mean she was truly the only one here who could not fly?

"Damn it."

Qian Renxue poked Bibi Dong's puffed-up cheek and said with a grin,

"Eldest Senior Sister, don't be in such a hurry. Those are sheer cliffs, right? Can't your Eight Spider Lances climb rocks? Stretch out all eight legs, and you'll scramble right up."

As she spoke, she spread her limbs and tried to imitate the Eight Spider Lances climbing a wall. Unfortunately, with only two arms and two legs, her movements came out crooked and awkward, making her look more like she was doing some bizarre dance.

Bibi Dong's face instantly turned red.

A young girl's blush said it all.

Her fists had hardened.

She truly wanted to punch that hateful angel in the face.

"Enough, enough. We're carrying out a mission."

Luo Jiuyou could not bear to watch these two senior sisters, who were always at each other's throats, any longer.

He reached out and patted both their heads. "Save it until the mission is over."

Qian Renxue's cheeks flushed slightly as she looked up at Luo Jiuyou. Bibi Dong, meanwhile, tilted up her face with a resentful expression and looked at Luo Jiuyou pitifully.

"Junior Brother, Junior Sister is bullying me again..."

Luo Jiuyou pretended not to hear her.

"Let's push forward quickly. We can't delay any longer."

Everyone nodded. Under the cover of the dense forest's shadows, the group silently changed positions and made their way beneath another section of the mountain wall.

When the patrolling Soul Masters finally moved farther away, everyone activated Martial Soul Possession at once.

Phantom wings of their Martial Souls appeared behind their backs.

Luo Jiuyou's ink-black Demon Dragon Wings spread out behind him.

Bibi Dong pursed her lips, gazing enviously at the pairs of spreading wings.

She had no choice but to release her Eight Spider Lances and prepare to climb the cliff, but Luo Jiuyou reached out and stopped her.

Then,

he pulled both Na'er and Bibi Dong into his arms, and his black Demon Dragon Wings beat fiercely.

The group rapidly advanced, silently crossing the cliff and landing in the shadows of the village below.

Na'er and Bibi Dong, both held in his arms, glanced at each other before looking away at the same time.

A faint blush tinged both their cheeks, only fading slightly when the night wind brushed over them.

After the seven landed, they quickly concealed their auras and moved through the village shadows. Before long, they reached the back of a massive wooden house at the very center.

Dim yellow light spilled from within, accompanied by noisy voices.

They pressed themselves against the wooden wall, lowered their bodies, and carefully peered through the gaps.

Their pupils suddenly contracted.

Many people were tied up inside.

Women, children, and infants were bound in rows with ropes, curled up on the floor.

Some of the children had cat ears, cat tails, or traits from other animals growing from their heads or backs.

"Are those... Beastfolk?"

Bibi Dong lowered her voice, her gaze fixed on the children with animal traits.

"That's a Martial Soul Mutation."

Luo Jiuyou took a look.

"Animal traits that appear after awakening a Martial Soul. These people want to sell them off. Mutants like this fetch a high price at underground auctions."

He recalled that in the original story, Tang San and Xiao Wu had once seen a catgirl being auctioned when they entered an auction house.

Those who grew animal traits because of Martial Soul Mutation but possessed no Innate Soul Power were not considered human in the eyes of nobles. They were merely novel playthings and merchandise.

After hearing this, everyone's eyes filled with fury.

Just then, voices came from inside the wooden house.

A burly Soul Master with a face full of flesh held an iron rod and pointed at the huddled crowd as he cursed.

"If this batch of goods doesn't get shipped out soon, I'll deal with you little brats first! You eat my food, and you think you deserve it?"

Beside him, a Soul Master with a long, thin face flipped through a ledger and grinned.

"These mutated ones are good, especially that one with cat ears. Those nobles love rare goods like this. The rarer they are, the more they're worth."

The burly man snorted.

"Like them all you want, but we need to deal with the aftermath first. I slaughtered all the families of these little brats yesterday. Otherwise, they keep thinking about home. Didn't we have a batch that refused to behave and tried to escape before? In the end, we had to slaughter all their families before they settled down."

The long-faced man chuckled.

"Those places are remote anyway. So what if they die?"

All seven people outside the wooden house heard that conversation.

Bibi Dong's fists clenched until they crackled.

She had been born in a common village herself. She had experienced Fallen Soul Masters massacring her village, and only survived because Qian Xunji brought her back to Spirit Hall.

Now, hearing how casually these people spoke the words "slaughtered them," flames nearly erupted from her eyes.

Qian Renxue and Ye Guyi's gazes also turned utterly cold.

This was no longer merely human trafficking.

The two great empires also bought and sold slaves and auctioned off maidservants, but those were at least transactions. At the very least, the people sold would still be alive.

But these people—

They directly murdered others, killed people's parents, and seized their children to sell as goods.

This was utterly depraved behavior.

Zi JI and Bi Ji exchanged a glance without speaking.

They were not human, so they passed no judgment on such matters.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Na'er merely stayed quietly beside Luo Jiuyou without saying anything.

"These bastards... deserve to die."

Bibi Dong's voice was low, but every word carried chilling killing intent.

"Trafficking people, murder, kidnapping... Fallen Soul Masters deserve to die!"

"Holy light shall cleanse all darkness."

The moment the three girls finished speaking, they activated Martial Soul Possession and charged out together.

Luo Jiuyou's mouth twitched.

These foolish senior sisters...

Were they really charging in without a care in the world?!