The woman immediately raised her sword and pointed it at them.
Boom!
A fierce gale, roaring like lions and tigers, surged straight toward Chen Mu and Ye Qingcheng.
Yet it did them no actual harm. It was only meant to frighten them.
Presumably, no one would dare cause trouble in Talisman King Li Xuanyuan's Carefree Bamboo Grove.
Chen Mu and Ye Qingcheng had made no effort to conceal their presence, so the woman had detected them long ago.
She had assumed they were guests climbing the mountain to visit Li Xuanyuan. Who would have thought they would keep watching her in secret?
Only then had she swung her sword, stirring up a gust of sword wind to test and warn the two of them.
Little did she know how fortunate she was that she had not released any spiritual qi. Otherwise, Ye Qingcheng might well have believed she intended to kill Chen Mu, swiftly drawn her sword, and responded with murderous intent!
"Please don't misunderstand. We were just passing by." Chen Mu emerged from the bamboo grove with Ye Qingcheng.
Seeing that their words and behavior did not resemble those of villains, and sensing no malice, the woman lowered her cold, gleaming blade and asked, "Who are you? What brings you to the Carefree Bamboo Grove?"
"If you've come to ask the Talisman King for talismans, you can turn back. The old master no longer makes talismans for outsiders."
Chen Mu casually explained, "We're not here for talismans. We came specifically to visit him."
A visit?
The woman looked Chen Mu and Ye Qingcheng up and down.
She had thought anyone visiting Li Xuanyuan would be at least several hundred years old. She had never expected such young people among them.
"All right, I'll take you to him. At this