Heaven Dou City was not far from Seven Treasure City. A small forest lay between them, and an official road connected the two cities.
The pitch-black night made the road seem especially eerie, but fortunately, Ning Bei summoned the Phantom Dream Butterfly.
Its multicolored wings illuminated the road through the night.
As Ning Bei walked, he grumbled.
"It's so dark. Why don't they install some Streetlight Soul Tools?"
"Qian Renxue's skin has gotten thicker and thicker lately. I wonder who she takes after. You weren't like this before, Little Angel."
Just as Ning Bei was quietly muttering to himself, a voice suddenly came from the dark forest beside the road, nearly scaring him out of his wits.
"So you really do know her identity. Then I can't let you live, kid."
"Who's there?"
Ning Bei nervously looked toward the forest. Without pausing, he summoned A Bao, A Zhu, Yao Yao, and Chang'e beside him one after another.
Xiao Die also prepared for battle, facing the forest with a grave expression.
A figure wrapped in a black cloak slowly appeared before Ning Bei and the Soul Beasts.
"Hm? A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, a Man Faced Demon Spider, a Demon Eye Magic Tree, and an Emerald Swan? Kid, it seems your identity isn't so simple either."
At first, Ning Bei thought it was Big Hammer Tang, since he was the only one who always wrapped himself in a cloak. But the distinctly female voice made him dismiss that possibility.
"May I ask which senior has come all the way here in the middle of the night to amuse herself with this kid?"
By then, the shadow had arrived before Ning Bei and the Soul Beasts. Sensing the dangerous aura emanating from her, all the beasts tensed their bodies, ready to swarm