A trace of shame joined the bashfulness on Little Monk's face.
"Miss, what's wrong?"
Just then, several disciples emerged from the Ghost Axe Sect's camp opposite them, all walking toward the Mountain Sprite with distressed expressions.
Unlike Little Monk, who could still restrain himself, the Ghost Axe Sect disciples had already laid down their arms and surrendered the moment the Mountain Sprite's voice rang out.
Even Shi Kai, who had withdrawn into himself after eating shit in public, felt his nearly dormant heart awakened by the Mountain Sprite's voice.
"Don't be afraid, miss. With us here, nothing can hurt you."
Shi Kai pushed aside several junior brothers and strode forward to help up the beautiful woman the Mountain Sprite had transformed into.
"Thank you, young master. Sob, sob..."
The woman threw herself into Shi Kai's arms and began sobbing uncontrollably.
Although to Xu Taiping, who had not been bewitched, the woman's manner and words were riddled with holes.
In the eyes of Shi Kai and the others, however, no woman in the world was more sincere, kinder, or more beautiful than the Mountain Sprite before them.
Unsurprisingly, every Ghost Axe Sect disciple, including the female disciples, fell under her spell at that moment.
They rekindled the extinguished campfire and, while comforting the woman, brought out all their food to entertain her.
"Miss Rou'er, have some hot soup to ward off the chill. This soup was made with venison, and I added several kinds of spirit medicine, all highly nourishing."
Shi Kai ladled out a bowl of soup and carefully offered it to the woman, the very picture of a tough man showing his tender side.
"Thank you, Brother Kai..."
The Mountain Sprite softly thanked Shi Kai as she accepted the meat soup he offered, casually glancing at Xu Taiping and