The Mysterious Unconscious Girl

"Second, Third, Fourth!"

"Y-You... who exactly are you?"

The bearded man glared with tiger-like eyes, his expression incomparably grim as he demanded in a low voice.

"Heavenly Dao Sect, Zhuge Feng!"

"Heavenly Dao Sect, Xiao Lingxi!"

"Heavenly Dao Sect, Xiao Yan!"

"Heavenly Dao Sect, Ye Qingyao!"

Xiao Yan, Zhuge Feng, Xiao Lingxi, and Ye Qingyao spoke in unison.

Hearing the four announce their sect, the bearded man trembled all over.

"Heavenly Dao Sect... Black Wolf Stronghold and the Heavenly Dao Sect have always kept to their own waters. Why are you wiping out my Black Wolf Gang?"

The bearded man gritted his teeth as he asked.

He knew he had kicked an iron plate. Although he was at Fifth-Level Qi Refinement and was the strongest among them, Zhuge Feng alone made him feel an immense danger.

It could be said that he could not beat these little brats!

"The Black Wolf Gang robs merchant associations and massacres villagers. Both man and god are enraged!" Zhuge Feng rebuked righteously.

"My Heavenly Dao Sect represents justice. We slay demons and eradicate evil, uphold justice, and eliminate tyrants!" Xiao Lingxi declared just as forcefully.

"Justice? Hehe, you immortal sects call yourselves righteous, but behind the scenes, aren't you doing the same filthy deeds? And yet you still put on such an act!"

The bearded man sneered. "Black Wolf Stronghold has stood here for years not merely by relying on ourselves!"

As he spoke, he took out a harmonica and blew into it fiercely. At once, a peculiar melody echoed throughout the entire stronghold.

"Not good!"

"Stop him!"

Zhuge Feng and Xiao Lingxi rushed forward. Though they did not know what the bearded man intended to do, it definitely was not anything good.

"Take another step closer, and I'll kill her!"

The bearded man grabbed the captured girl and clamped one hand around her throat, threatening them viciously.

Seeing this, Zhuge Feng and the others stopped in their tracks, not daring to act rashly!

"That girl is still alive!" Xiao Lingxi had sharp eyes and saw that the girl was still breathing.

"What do we do? At this distance, I can't guarantee a one-hit kill before he makes his move." Zhuge Feng furrowed his brow and spoke gravely.

"Hehe...!" Seeing that they had stopped, the bearded man could not help but laugh.

A cruel gleam surfaced in his eyes, and a savage grin curled his lips. "There is a sect nearby called the White Wolf Sect. The reason Black Wolf Stronghold has existed for so long is entirely because we rely on the White Wolf Sect!"

"Immortal sects pride themselves on justice. Some things they do not dare to do openly, so they leave them to us. We receive the White Wolf Sect's protection, and in exchange, the wealth we plunder is split eighty-twenty!"

"Now, I've summoned the White Wolf Sect's experts. They'll be here before long, and all you little brats will die!"

The bearded man laughed wildly, feeling that victory was already in his grasp.

"What? The White Wolf Sect!"

Xiao Yan's heart jolted. He had not expected to run into such a situation. This man actually had ties to the White Wolf Sect.

He could not help looking toward Zhuge Feng and Xiao Lingxi. "The White Wolf Sect is a small sect outside Cloudwater City. Though the sect is not large, it has quite a few people."

"Its sect master has peak Qi Refinement cultivation. If we fight them head-on, I'm afraid we won't be their match!"

Xiao Lingxi frowned slightly. "Hmph, the White Wolf Sect actually protects Black Wolf Stronghold. Looks like they're birds of a feather!"

"What do we do?" Zhuge Feng asked in a low voice.

They could defeat the man before them, but what about that girl?

Rumble!

In the distance, dust billowed into the air. It was obvious that someone was riding toward them on horseback.

There was also a streak of light flying through the sky. Judging by its appearance, it should be an expert flying here on a sword!

Flying with an artifact required at least Late Qi Refining cultivation!

The White Wolf Sect's experts were coming!

"None of you follow me, or I'll snap her neck!"

Seeing this, the bearded man laughed loudly. Riding his horse, he slowly backed away in the direction of the White Wolf Sect's experts.

"We can't let him get away! If he escapes, catching him later will be harder than climbing to the heavens!" Xiao Yan shouted urgently.

"But what about that girl?" Xiao Lingxi asked worriedly.

Zhuge Feng also knitted his brows tightly and sighed helplessly. "It seems we can only fight another battle."

In the shadows, Su Bai shook his head slightly as well.

Although his four disciples coordinated fairly well and their combat strength far surpassed others of the same level, their plan still lacked a little polish.

To capture thieves, one must first capture their king. They clearly had not understood this principle!

Now that they had put the bearded man on guard and allowed him to threaten them with a hostage, it would be difficult to save the girl unless their cultivation was far higher than his.

"I should make a move myself. Otherwise, once the White Wolf Sect's experts arrive, things will become troublesome." Su Bai muttered to himself.

This place was already beyond the Heavenly Dao Sect's territory. Here, he could not be invincible as he was within the Heavenly Dao Sect's domain.

The White Wolf Sect had a peak Qi Refinement expert. He was not yet that person's match.

However, just as he was preparing to act, an unexpected change suddenly occurred!

The girl whose neck was being gripped slowly woke at that moment.

Perhaps she had been provoked by something. In an instant, towering Demonic Flame surged from within her body, enveloping her and forming a massive cloud of black mist.

At the same time, the girl's eyes turned pitch-black, radiating a cold, abyssal light filled with bloodthirst.

The hands of the bearded man touching her neck erupted in agonizing pain, as though they had been sliced by blades. His flesh and bone rolled open, his skin splitting apart!

"Ahhh!" The bearded man let out a miserable wail, released her, and hurriedly leaped off his horse to retreat.

However, that strange Demonic Flame remained wrapped around him, continuously burning his hands as it spread toward every part of his body.

"Ahhh!!" The bearded man howled in agony, wildly swinging his fists and using every ounce of strength to resist, but it was all in vain.

"Good chance, attack!"

Seeing this, Xiao Lingxi and Zhuge Feng immediately attacked the bearded man.

Bang!

The bearded man flew backward and landed more than thirty meters away, vomiting blood without end before the Demonic Flame completely burned him away.

After that burst of power, the girl seemed to have exhausted all her strength. She returned to normal and fainted again, caught by Ye Qingyao.

"What was that just now?" Xiao Yan walked over, looking at the unconscious girl in Ye Qingyao's arms with a frown.

The girl before them clearly had only the aura of an ordinary person, yet the power she had just unleashed made even him feel fear!

It was too powerful!

"Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!"

Dust flew everywhere as a large group from the White Wolf Sect was already nearly upon them.

"Forget that for now. Take her back to the sect first and let Master investigate!"

Zhuge Feng said decisively.

Everyone nodded. Not daring to delay, they hurriedly took the unconscious girl and swiftly departed.

After watching his disciples leave safely, Su Bai turned his gaze toward the traces of Demonic Flame on the ground.

It seemed that another extraordinary constitution had appeared!