After that, Qi Ling and the others cultivated while waiting for Tang San and Hu Liena to arrive. Now that Qian Renxue strong enough, Da Ming and Er Ming could serve as her training opponents to help her master her newly acquired power as quickly as possible.
However, over the past few days, Qi Ling had a persistent feeling that he was being secretly observed by something, but he couldn't detect its presence, which greatly troubled him.
"Is it just my imagination?" Qi Ling turned around and looked towards the depths of the forest, but found nothing.
What Qi Ling didn't know was that in the direction he was looking, some distance away, the person who had previously negotiated with Qian Xunji was observing their situation through something like a mirror.
This mirror-like object, though its workings are unknown, can clearly project distant scenes, which is truly amazing. The mysterious man was clearly very confident in his treasure and had no concern whatsoever about being discovered.
"That's why the man was startled when Qi Ling turned around with a frown. Although Qi Ling didn't find anything amiss, his simple action was enough to tell a lot."
"It seems this guy is indeed as Qian Xunji said, not easy to deal with." The mysterious man said with a serious expression, "Such powerful Spiritual Power is almost unprecedented in my life! And he must also have corresponding strength. He's definitely a formidable opponent!"
Just as the mysterious man was fretting, one of his men rushed over and said to him, "Master! We've captured two people! They seem to be connected to Qi Ling, and might be helpful to your plans."
"Oh? Really? Take me to see them quickly!" The mysterious man hurriedly followed his subordinates, and what appeared before him were Hu Liena and Tang San.
After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, the two encountered these people. Tang San inadvertently revealed that he knew Qi Ling, which made them targets, and in the end, both of them were captured.
It wasn't that Tang San hadn't resisted, but he hadn't expected these people to be so powerful! Not only were there more than two Super Douluo among them, but the man who led the way was a level 99 Limit Douluo!
Not long after the Limit Douluo left, a young man who seemed to be their leader approached. He sized up Tang San and chuckled, "Heh, this is truly a stroke of luck! With a hostage in hand, everything becomes much easier. A Guduo, did you manage to find out what their relationship is with that Qi Ling?"
Beside the man, the Limit Douluo named A Guduo respectfully said to him, "Reporting to my lord, I haven't had a chance to ask them yet."
"Hmm, no problem, let me do it myself." The man smiled, then walked towards Tang San and said, "You should know Qi Ling, right? What's your relationship with him?"
Tang San looked at the man in front of him, but didn't speak easily. Instead, he asked, "Who are you people? I don't know this Qi Ling you mentioned at all. You must have arrested the wrong person."
Since the other party is trying to cause trouble for Qi Ling, the only way to prevent their scheme from succeeding and disrupt their plans is to insist that I don't know Qi Ling.
Seeing that Tang San wouldn't admit it, the mysterious man didn't seem to care. Instead, he smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Cao Yang, and I'm a Soul Master. Just as you guessed, I'm here to cause trouble for Qi Ling, or more accurately, to kill him!"
Tang San frowned. Cao Yang's strength was evident from his subordinates. A Limit Douluo would not be content to be subordinate to someone weaker than himself.
Although he didn't know what grudge the other party had against Qi Ling, since the other party made no attempt to hide his killing intent, Tang San was determined not to reveal a single piece of information about Qi Ling, no matter how severely the other party tortured him.
Looking at Tang San's resolute expression, Cao Yang couldn't help but laugh, "Hmm, you really are a person of strong will. I suppose no matter what we do to you, you won't betray Qi Ling, will you?"
"But unfortunately, what would you do if I did that?"
As Cao Yang spoke, he picked up a steel knife from one of his men and held it to Hu Liena's neck.
"One hostage is enough; more than that would be bad. So, if you don't intend to cooperate with us, I'll have no choice but to take matters into my own hands and do things my own way." Cao Yang said to Tang San, a cruel glint in his Middle God. "So, are you willing to talk now?"
Tang San looked at Cao Yang's expression and knew he was serious. If he insisted on not telling, Cao Yang would definitely make a move against Hu Liena.
"If I reveal my relationship with Qi Ling, could you release Nana and only keep me?" Tang San asked at this moment.
Cao Yang looked at Tang San and couldn't help but laugh, "Hehe, alright, I promise you. As long as you tell me information about Qi Ling, I'll release her and leave you alone. That's enough."
Upon hearing Cao Yang's promise, Tang San struggled with his own feelings, but ultimately had no choice but to tell Cao Yang about his relationship with Qi Ling.
But to everyone's surprise, right after Tang San finished speaking, Cao Yang suddenly threw down his knife and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, alright, alright, you don't need to say anything more, Tang San, I actually know who you are! I also know everything about your relationship with Qi Ling."
"You know? If you know, then why are you asking me?" Tang San asked, puzzled.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to see who was more important to you, this woman or your older brother. It was just a little bit of my own curiosity," Cao Yang said with a smile. "Now I know, and I'm very satisfied."
After hearing Cao Yang's words, Tang San knew that he was trying to sow discord between him and Cao Yang, but a feeling of guilt still welled up in his heart.
"Hehehe, people really can't withstand tests," Cao Yang couldn't help but say. "However, since I've already agreed, I'll let this woman go."
"That's good, let her send a message to Qi Ling, saying that I, Cao Yang, have come to see him, and that he should get ready to die!"
After Cao Yang released Hu Liena, Hu Liena turned to look at Tang San, but Tang San stopped her with a stern look. At this point, only Qi Ling could save him; if Hu Liena stayed, she would only be throwing her life away.
Left with no other choice, Hu Liena quickly left and headed deep into the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to find Qi Ling as soon as possible.