"Do you really think I wanted to come here? My Family Ancestor specifically named me this time, so I had no choice but to take part in the trial," Ximen Mei replied with a pout and a hint of helplessness.
"Tian Chan Patriarch personally ordered you to take part, Senior Sister?" Wang Yu was greatly surprised.
"That's right. Just as you said, why would a Formation Apprentice like me risk coming here unless my Family Ancestor personally ordered it? Besides, I don't care for any of the trial rewards," Ximen Mei replied with a sigh.
"If Heaven Toad Ancestor ordered it, then you really had no choice. By the way, when I ran into Zhu Wuyan from the Mara Sect earlier, were you the one who passed by and warned me?" Understanding dawned on Wang Yu, but he immediately recalled something else and asked another question.
"Yes, that was me.
"That Zhu Wuyan is a madman. In fact, his nickname on the Demonic Path side is 'Madman,' but he really is the strongest of all their True Disciples. I encountered that madman earlier, and after just one exchange, I knew I was no match for him. Luckily, I had someone helping me, or I might not even have had a chance to escape." At Wang Yu's question, lingering fear appeared on Ximen Mei's face.
"Someone helping you? Do you mean the Demonic Path woman traveling with you, Senior Sister?" At her words, Wang Yu immediately recalled a hazy female figure within that Blood-Colored Streak.
"That's right, her. She's Stone Maiden Bi Xinxiu of the Joyful Bliss Palace, an expert in their Bewitching Art. They say no male cultivator at her level can withstand a single smile from her.
"But that bastard Zhu Wuyan certainly isn't a normal man, and he's