"People from the Lu Family?" Yan Jiu and Joshua spoke in unison, then turned to look at each other, both with a hint of distaste in their eyes.
Ye Chuqi nodded. They were indeed from the Lu Family. Given the way her group had been acting, attracting the Lu Family's attention was only a matter of time. But with San San's help, they had steered clear of the Lu Family along the way while making a point of drawing attention to Yan Jiu, letting the rumors circulate a little longer. It had taken quite a bit of thought on Ye Chuqi's part.
Now that they were approaching the Beast Abyss on the Kabu Continent, the number of Lu Family members had risen sharply, making them much harder to avoid. Their pursuers were also growing stronger by the day and deliberately coming after them, so shaking them off was no easy task.
The white Beast Soul perched on Ye Chuqi's shoulder licked its paw and brushed its tail against her, conveying a message: the other side had a Beast Soul skilled at tracking.
There was no escaping now. They might as well see what the other side wanted.
Rather than saying Ye Chuqi was curious about their intentions, it would be more accurate to say they were curious about what she was up to. After all, they knew nothing about her origins, and she had been the one stirring everything up.
Yet the instant they came face-to-face, before they could even exchange looks, an enormous black shadow dropped from the sky and abruptly appeared in front of Ye Chuqi.
Dizzy and disoriented, Big Black Fish spun in place, his enormous tail nearly sweeping the Lu Family members opposite them off their feet. The moment his still-spinning eyes caught sight of Ye