Qin Hao stood awkwardly to one side, at a loss for what to do.
He did not know how to face Mu Ziqing.
"Ziqing, it really wasn't a big deal. You were under the effects of Hundred Fragrance Powder, and your mind was unsettled. Besides, the person before you was Qin Hao, not someone else. It was perfectly natural. We all understand."
Jiang Ni whispered to Mu Ziqing, smiling as she comforted her.
They left Qin Hao completely out in the cold.
" screee!!!"
Just then, a piercing cry, tinged with pain, suddenly rang out from deep within the mist.
"Not good! Little One is still over there!"
Qin Hao's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Ziqing, Jiang Ni, stay here and tend to your injuries. I'll be right back."
With that, Qin Hao had no time to explain. His Wind Force pulsed, and he vanished deep into the mist in the blink of an eye.
"The Cloudwing Beast Qin Hao called over has run into trouble!"
"Let's go take a look."
Seeing this, Mu Ziqing and Jiang Ni immediately understood what had happened and hurried after Qin Hao.
However, the effects of Hundred Fragrance Powder had only just faded from their bodies, and their true qi had yet to recover fully. They were considerably slower than Qin Hao.
The valley was small, wreathed in white mist all year round.
Two towering mountains rose on either side.
At that moment, deep within the valley, two men and a beast stood on a grassy expanse roughly a thousand zhang across. They faced one another in a triangle, each standing proud.
One of the men and the beast were Bu Yunfeng and the Cloudwing Beast.
The other man was a tall young man with a faintly sinister expression, dressed in exceptionally