Hu Xiaotian froze at his words. "What Whale-Swallowing Art?"
Zhou Mo said, "It's an unorthodox martial art that absorbs other people's cultivation for your own use, rapidly strengthening your internal power. But it's so vicious that the martial world despises it. I heard it had already been lost."
Hu Xiaotian murmured, "Isn't that the Star-Absorbing Art?" He had never imagined something he had read about in martial arts novels actually existed.
Zhou Mo had never heard of the Star-Absorbing Art. Puzzled, he asked, "What Star-Absorbing Art?"
Hu Xiaotian said, "I only heard about it from someone else. It's more or less the same as this Whale-Swallowing Art you mentioned."
Zhou Mo said, "Whether it really is the Whale-Swallowing Art will have to wait until I've seen the bodies."
Hu Xiaotian said, "There must be an expert lurking somewhere around us. So far, one person has gone missing and two have died..."
Princess Anping's voice came from behind them. "Little Hu, what on earth happened?"
The two stopped talking. Hu Xiaotian turned to see Princess Anping approaching with Zijuan beside her. Fear had cast a shadow over her lovely face. She had heard those screams earlier, too, and was understandably nervous.
Hu Xiaotian went to meet her with a smile. "Don't worry, Princess. It's nothing serious..." Before he could finish, another scream rang out.
All color instantly drained from Princess Anping's lovely face. "What on earth is happening?" she cried.
Hu Xiaotian smiled. "Whatever happens, Princess, don't be frightened. As long as you stay here, you'll be perfectly safe."
Hurried footsteps sounded outside. Wen Boyuan was deploying his men to conduct a thorough search of Lu Family Village. Zhou Mo murmured, "The enemy is hidden while we're exposed. Staying here isn't wise."
Hu Xiaotian had reached the same conclusion. Although the