The three boarded the carriage and smoothly embarked on their journey home.
Gu Qianying was in a relaxed mood, holding the five beast cores in her hand, looking pleased with herself.
"I didn't expect it to be this easy. Those blood-sucking beasts are nothing special. We dealt with them so effortlessly, truly a disgrace to their kind."
Bai Yufeng listened from the side, finding it amusing, but then sensed something was amiss.
The blood-sucking beasts had such a large lair, which meant there had to be a powerful individual among them. However, that powerful individual had not appeared today.
The five blood-sucking beasts in the lair, though possessing strong spiritual energy, were ultimately mediocre.
Seeing Gu Qianying speak so confidently, he didn't want to disappoint her and didn't rush to reveal the truth.
Unseen by the two, Xiao Zhudan's eyes were dark, her teeth clenched, and she could no longer contain her anger.
How dare this person look down on the blood-sucking beasts like this?
She would never let this person off easily.
As Gu Qianying was basking in her self-satisfaction, a black flame suddenly ignited behind Xiao Zhudan. The black flame burned with an evil aura, instilling fear.
She thought coldly, "You dare to look down on us? This is your price."
This black flame could burn through a person's bones, refining them into a pool of blood, and even their primordial spirit would perish. It was a unique technique of the blood-sucking beasts.
Xiao Zhudan was eager to see these two who had killed her subordinates.
From now on, their souls would return to the netherworld, becoming mere malevolent spirits.
She slowly pushed her palm forward, her hand gradually approaching Gu Qianying's back.
Gu Qianying, who had been talking to herself, suddenly turned around, smiling at Xiao Zhudan.
"Look at these beast cores. I've avenged you."
Gu Qianying blinked.
Bai Yufeng's gaze followed, falling upon the two of them.
Xiao Zhudan's body stiffened for a moment, and she quickly withdrew the sinister aura from behind her.
In her haste, she almost suffered a backlash, and her power became chaotic.
She forced a smile, her expression strained, "Thank you. You have avenged me. When I return, my grandfather will surely be grateful to you!"
As Xiao Zhudan spoke to Gu Qianying, she reminded herself that she still had a living grandfather.
Her grandfather was old and didn't have much time left, and she wanted to be by his side.
Gu Qianying opened her mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating.
If this grief of losing a loved one were revealed to the old man, the white-haired sending off the black-haired, who knew what he would think.
Bai Yufeng interjected, "Your grandfather is old. It's better not to tell him. Wait until you're older in a few years, then tell him!"
Xiao Zhudan didn't object, silently enduring, still smiling sweetly.
She leaned her body against Gu Qianying's shoulder, a mist forming in her eyes, "Thank you, sister. You are so kind. I want to stay by your side from now on."
Gu Qianying looked surprised, "You like me that much!"
Xiao Zhudan nodded emphatically, "Yes!"
She met Gu Qianying's gaze with innocent eyes.
At this moment, that trace of evil fire rose again, circling the edges and attempting to attack Gu Qianying once more.
At this moment, Bai Yufeng's gaze shot over again, his expression disdainful, "Don't think too highly of this woman. She's not a good person."
Gu Qianying was furious, her eyes spitting flames.
"What are you talking about? Nonsense! I am a supremely good person. Young Master, are you blind?"
As she spoke, she moved closer to Bai Yufeng.
At this point, Xiao Zhudan's technique failed again.
She felt the backlash, her internal blood and qi surging, and she was scorched by the evil fire.
After that, a warmth suddenly overflowed from the corner of her mouth, and black blood flowed down, looking particularly gruesome.
Gu Qianying, who was arguing with Bai Yufeng, suddenly noticed something wrong with Xiao Zhudan and was greatly alarmed. She quickly covered her mouth and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Why are you spitting blood?"
Xiao Zhudan suppressed the hatred in her eyes and gritted her teeth, "It's nothing. Perhaps I stayed in the cave for too long, and my body was affected, unable to adapt to the outside spiritual energy. Don't worry."
Gu Qianying breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Xiao Zhudan into her embrace.
"So that's what it is. That's truly excellent."
Though her words were of concern, Xiao Zhudan frowned in her embrace.
She inexplicably felt that there was a hidden meaning in those words.
Finally arriving in the city, Gu Qianying pointed at the lively scene outside and happily introduced it to Xiao Zhudan, "Look, isn't it very lively? Much more fun than that cave."
Xiao Zhudan's body was injured and she could no longer move freely, so she could only reluctantly agree.
"Yes, it is much more fun."
Gu Qianying's gaze swept over Xiao Zhudan again. The girl's clothes were tattered and ragged, looking no different from the beggars on the street.
She picked up Xiao Zhudan's clothes and tutted, "No, you are a little girl I picked up. I must dress you up beautifully. How about we go get you some clothes?"
Xiao Zhudan quickly nodded, still speaking in a childlike voice, "Thank you, sister."
Gu Qianying pulled her down from the carriage and had Xiao Zhudan walk in front.
Behind them, Gu Qianying and Bai Yufeng's expressions turned cold. A sinister smile appeared on their faces, and Bai Yufeng's leisurely voice arose, "You've noticed it too."
Gu Qianying coughed lightly, tilting her head proudly, raising an eyebrow, "I'm not an idiot."
Bai Yufeng curled his lips into a smile, "Indeed. An idiot."
Under Gu Qianying's arrangement, Xiao Zhudan went to the fitting room in the back to try on clothes.
The clothes were colorful and very exquisite.
Despite being a blood-sucking beast, Xiao Zhudan couldn't help but be attracted to these things, finding them interesting.
And just as she was changing into the clothes.
A loud noise suddenly erupted from above, and a massive iron cage instantly descended and covered her.
Xiao Zhudan was startled and quickly dropped the items in her hands.
She waved her hands, trying to blast open the iron cage.
But as she approached, the power on the cage was extremely oppressive, and coupled with her injuries, she was knocked to the ground in a sorry state within moments.
Just as she was bewildered.
Gu Qianying calmly lifted the curtain and walked in from outside.
Bai Yufeng followed behind her, his expression still blank.
Xiao Zhudan believed her disguise was perfect and that Gu Qianying, in her current state, would surely not be able to figure out the truth.
She quickly feigned innocence, pathetically wiping away tears.
"Sister, I don't know what's happening. Why did this iron cage suddenly appear? Hurry and get me out!"
Gu Qianying let out a cold laugh. The situation was already clear.
This woman still dared to act, it was truly laughable.
Gu Qianying raised an eyebrow and beckoned to her, "Come out! If you can come out, I'll let you go."
The person was stunned, and only then realized that the iron cage was set by Gu Qianying.
She was shocked and stopped hiding her true nature. Her eyes carried a menacing aura as she glared forward.
"When did you know? You're so formidable, even I didn't realize it."