Su Fuyun's Scheme

"It would be a miracle if I saw you!" Even though he hadn't had much contact with Su Fuyun, Fang Chi could still sense the man's viciousness and treachery from their few meetings.

But she never expected that this bastard would dare to pull such a stunt!

Before Su Fuyun could speak again, Hai Tingzhou stepped out from behind Sang Ying: "Weren't you with my second brother? Where is he?!"

Upon hearing this, Su Fuyun's smile faltered, "Fellow Daoist Hai, what a question! How would I know where your second brother is?"

Even if she knew, so what? Hai Pingge had already been drained dry and thrown into the lava pool by her. If it weren't for getting rid of Hai Pingge, how could she have been captured by the Zhao Household?

Su Fuyun was filled with resentment, but Hai Tingzhou didn't believe her nonsense at all. "You came here with my second brother. He protects you so much and takes you everywhere. How could you not know where he went? You'd better tell me obediently, or the Hai Household will never let you off easily!"

Hai Tingzhou subtly revealed his identity as a descendant of the Hai Household, intending to test the other party's attitude.

Sure enough, upon hearing the words "Hai Household," Third Young Master Zhao's expression changed slightly.

"So you're from the Hai Household, fellow Daoist. It's fate that we've met. In that case, I won't pursue the matter further. You can leave safely as long as Sang Ying hands over what she obtained in the underground palace." The implication was clear: Sang Ying had to hand over the items.

Since Su Fuyun had already exposed her identity, Sang Ying decided not to hide it anymore and immediately stepped forward, saying, "Third Young Master Zhao, are you mistaken? I didn't get anything from any underground palace. The three of us have been hunting Demon Beast in the dense forest these past few days. Where would we find any treasure?"

"Junior sister, stop hiding it! You've always been lucky. After we arrived on the island, we all went to the dense forest, but you led people into the desert. If you didn't take the things, who else could have?" As if afraid that Third Young Master Zhao would believe Sang Ying, Su Fuyun quickly spoke up, even adding some things that she hadn't originally told Zhao San.

Upon hearing this, Third Young Master Zhao's gaze toward Sang Ying became even more certain.

Sang Ying lowered her head, a cold glint in her eyes. "Senior sister really cares about me. You even know where I went so clearly. You must have been following me the whole time, right? I don't even know what this so-called treasure is, yet you're so convinced that I have a treasure on me. It seems you know more about this treasure than I do!"

Third Young Master Zhao sneered, "Don't try to shift the blame. I've already searched her Storage Bag; there's nothing there. Most of the people who came to the island were kept outside the underground palace, but you few were nowhere to be seen. You must have taken the things!"

Young Third Young Master Zhao had long ago learned from his uncle that there was a divine artifact on this Gleaming Gold Island that could greatly increase one's cultivation. When he met Su Fuyun at the ruins of the underground palace, Su Fuyun told him personally that the artifact was on his junior sister.

Coincidentally, they were led to the altar by the dragon's roar that day. They wanted to enter the underground palace but unexpectedly got caught in a fierce battle, suffering heavy casualties. Only Sang Ying and a few others, along with the second young Hai Household, were not among them. Now that the second young master of the Hai Household is nowhere to be found, Su Fuyun, who is still alive, has not gotten anything good.

Furthermore, considering that Su Fuyun knew about the divine artifact, it's highly likely that what she said was true.

The treasure must be on Sang Ying and the other two!

"If you want to clear yourself of suspicion, come over here and let us search you and check your Storage Bag. If there's nothing there, we'll let you go." After a moment's thought, Third Young Master Zhao decided to back down and give Sang Ying a chance.

He didn't want to break ties with Hai Tingzhou yet, after all, the other party came from the powerful Hai Household. If he had some Law Treasure that could allow his elders to see the scene before his death, then he would have to make enemies of the Hai Household.

To return to shore, he must pass through Haizhou City. If he kills the Hai Household's offspring, how could he possibly leave Haizhou City alive?

Therefore, Third Young Master Zhao had no choice but to be polite.

His demands were somewhat harsh, but if it were any cultivator who only sought to save their own life, they would probably agree. However, this was precisely what Sang Ying could not agree to. Putting aside the Dragon Abyss Sword in her hand, the Spirit Plant she had brought out from the Qishan Secret Realm were rare treasures.

Any one of these items would be auctioned off and would cause a frenzy among Cultivation World; she didn't believe that the man surnamed Zhao would return them to her.

She could secretly transfer the Storage Bag into the Realm Pearl, but since the other party had already stated they would search her, the Realm Pearl would likely be lost as well. At that point, all the Ice Lotus and ice crystals in the pool would also change hands.

"According to Third Young Master Zhao, are we also suspects who took the treasure? Should we search our Storage Bag too?" Hai Tingzhou knew Sang Ying's situation perfectly well. Besides, were Storage Bag something that could be searched so easily?

This guy surnamed Zhao is far too domineering and arrogant.

Hearing this, Fang Chi stepped forward, blocking Sang Ying's path. "The Storage Bag of my Layered Heavens Palace disciples are quite large, why don't you search mine first, Third Young Master Zhao?"

Zhao San frowned.

Layered Heavens Palace is not to be trifled with. Those sword cultivators inside are all cultivation fanatics. Offending one is equivalent to offending the entire sect.

The Hai Household, plus the Layered Heavens Palace, and I've heard that Sang Ying is a disciple of the Flowing Light Sword Sect... all three are formidable forces combined, and anyone else would probably have backed down.

But Zhao San was different. He had been arrogant all his life, and it was harder for him to bow his head than to die.

If he had hesitated before, now that he was being threatened, he immediately hardened his heart. "I just wanted to search that female cultivator's Storage Bag. Your reaction only makes me more certain that the item is on her."

Sang Ying slowly gripped the sword hilt and silently gave Gu Shu a few instructions in her mind.

"Since you three have said so, wouldn't it be a waste of your time if I didn't search them all?" Zhao San's expression gradually turned sinister. "Go! Take their Storage Bag!"

The shorter man paused, a hint of unease flashing in his eyes. "But young master, the other party is from the Hai Household..."

"So what? As long as I don't take their lives, that's fine, isn't it?" Zhao San glanced at him coldly, which made the short man shudder. He quickly led his men forward and didn't dare to ask another question.

Hai Tingzhou never expected Zhao San to be so audacious as to actually dare to rob someone openly.

However, he only panicked slightly before immediately raising his hand to rearrange the formation.

The first group of people who rushed up were quickly blocked by the formation, but they were powerful and broke through the formation in no time, heading straight for Sang Ying and the other two.

"Cover me!" Sang Ying whispered.

The other two nodded slightly, Hai Tingzhou even tossed the little snake he was holding out of his arms.

The little snake landed and instantly grew larger, just as its master wished, tearing open the entire cave.

With a flick of its long tail, it sent one of the attackers flying, its iron-clad body completely surrounding Sang Ying and the other two. The three inside also brandished their Law Artifact, launching occasional sneak attacks. But thanks to the little snake, no one could hit them.

Seeing this, Zhao San's men had no choice but to attack the small snake first, unleashing all sorts of Technique Method at it, creating a chaotic scene.

The Third Young Master Zhao was so preoccupied with reprimanding the guards that he was completely unaware of the impending danger.

When he realized something was wrong, he heard a delicate shout behind him, "Gu Shu!"

The next second, he was subdued, and a sharp longsword was held to his neck.