Su Jiu acted at just the right moment. While the two were locked in a heated fight and their guard slipped, she swiftly flung two talismans at Huang Shan's back: an Immobilizing Talisman and a Clear-Sound Talisman.
In the blink of an eye, Huang Shan, who knew only to charge forward, was frozen in place.
Yan'er, however, stopped attacking as soon as she noticed Su Jiu's intervention.
She grinned at Su Jiu. "You would save even scum like this?"
Su Jiu shook her head. "If you had tried to kill him outright, I certainly wouldn't have saved him. But that clearly wasn't your aim, was it?
"Your strength is impressive, but you're still no match for the five of us. You know perfectly well that once you finish here, we'll surround you. So you were preparing to recruit a helper in advance?"
Yan'er showed no irritation at having her scheme exposed and continued to grin. "Oh dear, you saw right through me." As she spoke, she suddenly drew close to Su Jiu. Sensing no intent to attack, Su Jiu made no rash move, merely listening as Yan'er whispered in her ear, "Actually, ever since I saw your group just now, I've been trying to guess who you all are."
"Gu Ningyun of the Heavenly Music Pavilion and Feng Qi of the Azure Tide Sect-I knew who they were almost at first glance. As for the other two, their sect robes told me they were important disciples of the Flowing Radiance Sword Sect and the Heavenly Secret Sect.
"Only you were wearing ordinary clothes, yet you're the central figure among these favored children of heaven. So my guess is that you're Su Jiu, the disciple of Ice Veil Peak in the Azure Tide Sect who vanished from the Azure Realm for