But Bai Rou had been through some trials after all. No matter how simple her thoughts were, she had made some progress. In her panic, she thought of a few things and hurriedly used them as excuses to brush the matter aside.
"Oh? Senior Brother Hu was injured? How is he now...?"
After hearing this, Li Yan immediately followed up with a question, seemingly not noticing the teasing in Dantai Dongyue's tone.
Li Yan had always treated Bai Rou as a friend. Especially at the beginning, he had never wanted to involve himself in the trivial affairs between Bai Rou and Sun Guoshu.
Without showing anything on his face, Li Yan changed the subject.
"Senior Brother Hu? Senior Brother Hu's right chest was pierced through by a demonic cultivator. I imagine he will need to enter seclusion and recuperate for quite some time.
"I heard that Senior Brother Li led Senior Sister Rou and Senior Brother Hu away from the pursuit of a Golden Core Realm demon back then. If that is true, Senior Brother Li's cultivation is already beyond comparison with cultivators of the same rank as us.
"Three days ago, you displayed great might as well, killing more than ten demonic cultivators of the same rank in succession. This junior sister, Zhou Chan, offers her greetings."
Before Bai Rou could answer, one of the three young women spoke with a charming smile, her crimson lips parting lightly.
Li Yan's gaze sharpened slightly. He glanced at the emblem on the girl's sleeve and saw that she was a disciple of Spirit Insect Peak.
Ever since he had revealed his identity, the two Phantom Sect girls and the other girl in a pink palace gown had been staring at him without blinking. Though there was some shyness in their gazes,