"Crack-"
The crisp sound of a dry branch being crushed suddenly rang out behind them.
Liaochen and the others felt their scalps prickle. They immediately turned, looking warily toward the sound!
The advantage of their formidable martial prowess showed itself perfectly at that moment. So tense were Fang Siwan and the two children that they did not even notice Liaochen and the others moving.
Yet...
They felt even more terrified!
"You two..." Fang Siwan's voice trembled as she asked the two little ones whose hands she held, "Which of you stepped on a dry branch just now?"
She could clearly tell that the sound had come from some distance behind them. She simply clung to a sliver of hope, unwilling to admit it.
"It wasn't Chengcheng."
Jiang Yingcheng drew in little gasping breaths, turned her head, and expertly passed the blame. "It was little brother Jinshu, right?!"
Lin Jinshu: "..."
Lin Jinshu could do nothing about his mother and sister, who were trying to paint a rosy picture over disaster. He said nothing, only turned back with a wary expression and carefully studied the direction of the sound.
There was no sound, nor any figure in sight. Whoever had come had concealed themselves well behind the layers of thick old trees, leaving them all briefly wondering whether what they had heard was merely an illusion.
Until-
[Huh?]
The little girl seemed startled by the information that "System Bro" had given her. She froze for a moment, and then-
[Huh?!!]
Jiang Yingcheng nearly jumped three feet straight into the air. [A Martial Arts Grandmaster?!]
Why were there Martial Arts Grandmasters everywhere?!
Weren't Martial Arts Grandmasters supposed to have the lofty bearing of immortals and almost never show themselves?!
*How had so many Martial Arts Grandmasters come after her in such a