Not long after leaving the site of the earlier fight, Su Jiu and Chu Luohen both stopped on their way deeper into the dense woods.
A cool, clear voice rang out nearby. "Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist, you can come out now."
No sooner had Su Jiu spoken than a figure jumped down from a tree ten feet behind them.
He wore blue robes, their hem fluttering upward with his carefree leap. Once he landed, he opened the fan that had still been hanging at his waist a moment before. There was not a trace of embarrassment at being discovered on his face; he merely flashed the two of them a row of white teeth.
Su Jiu's gaze was indifferent, but her feelings were rather complicated. He looked like a graceful, refined gentleman, so why did he seem so foolish? At that moment, several leaves were perched on his head.
"Walking alone through such a vast forest really puts me on edge. So when I saw you two Fellow Daoists, I couldn't help following you."
They had seen this man before. He was none other than Si Lin, whom Lie Wushuang had so thoroughly disdained.
What surprised Su Jiu was that they had run into him here.
"Didn't you encounter anyone else along the way?"
Si Lin paused, then nodded. "I did, but they lost to sixth-tier demon beasts and all died."
A flicker of astonishment crossed Su Jiu's eyes. Didn't the demon beasts in these woods refrain from attacking first?
Seemingly noticing the confusion in her eyes, Chu Luohen took over. "These demon beasts won't attack people unprovoked, but that doesn't mean they won't fight back."
The corner of Su Jiu's mouth twitched. "Don't tell me those people thought that because these sixth-tier demon beasts wouldn't attack them first, they