The two men were now like food trapped inside a transparent cage.
If any high-tier demon beasts in the mountain came to lie in wait for them within the next four hours, they would never escape this calamity.
Watching Su Jiu carry the woman farther and farther away, the two men could not help wailing.
Only when their figures had vanished completely did they stop struggling.
The older man glared viciously in the direction they had disappeared, grinding his teeth. "That meddlesome little brat! If someday-"
The younger man poured cold water on him without the slightest consideration. "First, we need to have a someday."
The vicious expression on the older man's face stiffened.
But the younger man continued, as though that were not enough. "Besides, didn't you notice that girl was using ice element arts?"
"An ice spiritual root, that's all. So what? Sure, that spirit root is rare in the Azure Realm, but it's not unheard of."
The younger man sighed. "Didn't you notice her bone age?"
The older man paused. He really had not noticed, but what did her bone age have to do with it?
"An ice spiritual root, ice element arts flowing like clouds and water, trapping us in a formation in just a few moves, and a bone age of only twenty-three. Doesn't that bring anyone to mind?"
Only then did all the blood drain from the older man's face.
He had assumed she was merely a junior disciple raised by some aristocratic clan or small sect.
He had never expected reality to hand him such a "surprise."
The younger man rolled his eyes mercilessly. Revenge? They would probably be wiped out before they even reached the gates of the Azure Tide Sect.
Still, it was fortunate she was a disciple of the Azure