Before her words had even faded, Su Jiu drew Purple Ultimate on reflex.
The woman, however, remained perfectly calm. "Don't be so nervous."
She frowned in vexation and thought for a moment, then suddenly clapped her hands and smiled. "How about I let them all go, and you stay here to keep me company in exchange?" She looked at Su Jiu expectantly.
An absurd thought flashed through Su Jiu's mind. Could all the cultivators who vanished in the Blood Mist Forest before have ended up staying here to keep her company?
When Su Jiu said nothing, the woman grew visibly displeased. "What? You don't want to keep me company either?"
As soon as she said this, her expression turned dark, as though she would lash out and hurt someone the moment Su Jiu refused.
Watching the change in her expression, Su Jiu tensed all over, clearly ready for battle.
What she had not expected was for Yun Huanling to wake up just then.
Yun Huanling rubbed his eyes, then felt his aching, swollen head before finally taking in his surroundings. His first reaction upon seeing Su Jiu was not to seek protection, but to grow wary.
"Who exactly are you two?"
Su Jiu pressed her lips together. Faced with such a stupid teammate, she would rather he slept through the whole thing than woke halfway through to throw a wrench into her plans.
Seeing Yun Huanling awake, the woman lost much of her dark expression and even began to giggle.
"See? I told you he wouldn't recognize you."
Yun Huanling gave the woman who spoke a suspicious glance, then looked at Su Jiu, the doubt in his eyes still lingering. Could these two be putting on an act together?
The corner of Su Jiu's mouth twitched. Having known him so