On the other side of the passage.
Peng Yan and his wife stood one before and one behind, blocking Xiao Lingling in the middle of the passage.
"It was all because of you, you little bitch! You spouted nonsense and incited us to go after him, nearly getting my husband and me killed!" Peng Yan's wife fixed Xiao Lingling with a vicious stare.
"Look at that seductive little face of yours. Anyone could tell at a glance that you were no good!"
Peng Yan also stared coldly at Xiao Lingling.
"If He Tianhe had not likely been wounded just now and needed time to regulate his breathing, and if Senior Brother Huang had not been absent, the two of us would probably have met with certain disaster! A mere Postnatal Realm Inner Family newcomer who had only just entered the sect actually dared toy with and frame two Innate Realm experts... Who gave you such nerve?!"
The two had pursued Lin Xin, only to run into He Tianhe. Even now, their hearts were still pounding like drums. When they hurried back in fright and found Xiao Lingling hiding in a recess in the stone wall, their terror immediately transformed into a bellyful of rage.
"Senior Brother He Tianhe?! How could that be?" Xiao Lingling was also completely bewildered. Though fear covered her face, she had no idea why the couple had ended up in such a state.
"I didn't know Senior Brother He Tianhe was ahead... Really, I truly didn't know."
"Why waste words with her!? Kill her!" Peng Yan's wife drew her sword and strode over, thrusting it straight out.
Innate Inner Qi poured into it, and the distinctive ringing chime of the Peacock Sword sounded.
With a clang, Xiao Lingling drew her sword to block, but her blade