He Pingsheng nearly coughed up blood.
No way. What were the odds?
Please, whatever you do, don't discover my Little Mountain.
Otherwise, I'm finished.
As for what Xiao Bufan and Qiao Huizhu had implied in their conversation, He Pingsheng did not quite understand.
Much of it went over his head.
Right now, he only wanted the two of them to leave quickly.
Do whatever you like, just don't discover me.
Yet just as He Pingsheng fervently wished for them to leave, the rocks blocking the cave entrance were pushed over with a clatter.
A figure slipped into the cave.
"Xiao Bufan, don't you dare come in!" Qiao Huizhu's voice rang out. "I still have plenty of talismans. If you dare come in, I'll make sure you die in this Mountain Cave!"
In truth, Qiao Huizhu had no other choice.
She knew that entering the Mountain Cave would practically make her a turtle trapped in a jar.
But she had been afflicted with a potent poison, and it had already begun taking effect.
If she did not enter this Mountain Cave and stake her life on one last struggle, she would surely fall into Xiao Bufan's demonic clutches.
More importantly, as she entered the cave, she had distinctly heard a cultivator breathing inside. Someone was in there.
If someone was there, she could ask for help.
The worst outcome was death.
Since she was going to die anyway, she might as well fight for her life.
To Qiao Huizhu's delight, she saw a defense formation after entering the Mountain Cave.
Wonderful!
The defensive Grand Array was transparent from the outside, allowing her to see He Pingsheng.
"It's you?" Her cheeks flushed scarlet, Qiao Huizhu pressed against the Grand Array's membrane of light. "Junior brother, save me... save me!"
With a wry