Thinking of the golden deer from yesterday, Gu Ningyan decided to search deeper into the forest.
As minutes ticked by, Ye Fei, who had been waiting for Gu Ningyan's return, grew anxious.
Especially as dusk was slowly setting in, if she didn't return soon, she could very well be in danger.
With this thought, Ye Fei's heart skipped a beat. Had Senior Sister Gu encountered danger?
Otherwise, why hadn't he seen any sign of her?
After some thought, Ye Fei realized he couldn't just wait any longer. He immediately grabbed his long sword and sprinted towards the direction where Gu Ningyan had last been.
Ye Fei pushed his speed to the limit, constantly searching the surroundings for any trace of Gu Ningyan.
However, after searching for a while, he didn't even see a shadow of her.
"Strange, could she still be ahead?"
Ye Fei muttered.
Ye Fei had already traveled for nearly half an hour and couldn't help but feel a bit flustered.
After pondering for a moment, he decided to continue pressing forward.
Ye Fei fully opened his spiritual sense and, after traveling for less than another quarter of an hour, heard the sound of weapons clashing!
He could even faintly hear Gu Ningyan's voice.
"Not good, Senior Sister is indeed in danger!"
"I need to hurry and help her!"
Ye Fei was burning with anxiety. He then used his Flying Cloud Steps and quickly arrived near the sounds of fighting.
"It really is Senior Sister Gu!"
"Oh no, Senior Sister Gu is in danger!"
Even though it was night, Ye Fei could see everything clearly.
Not far away, Gu Ningyan was single-handedly facing three middle-aged men in long robes with thick beards. Beside these three men was a Green Wind Ox!
If Ye Fei wasn't mistaken, this Green Wind Ox was the very one that had escaped earlier!
Careless!
This time, he had truly been careless!
Ye Fei was filled with remorse!
But now, he could only face the situation.
Among these three middle-aged men with thick beards, the one with the highest cultivation was the one with exceptionally long eyebrows, reaching the peak of Qi Condensation seventh layer.
The other two also had cultivation levels at the middle stage of Qi Condensation seventh layer.
In a head-on confrontation, Ye Fei wouldn't have much of a chance.
Of course, the leader among these three was the one with the long eyebrows and thick beard.
Gu Ningyan was also unlucky. She had followed the tracks of a golden deer and arrived in this area, only to be discovered by the Green Wind Ox that was searching nearby.
Immediately after, these three men surrounded Gu Ningyan.
"What do you guys want?"
"I'm telling you, I'm not someone to be trifled with!"
"If you dare to harm me, my sect will not let you off!"
"You'd better think carefully!"
"If you let me leave now, we'll go our separate ways and pretend we never met!"
Although Gu Ningyan appeared calm, she was actually very nervous.
Her clenched fists betrayed her inner tension.
"Hmph, what you say is useless to us!"
"I originally had three Green Wind Oxen, but you killed two of them. And you still talk about going our separate ways?"
"Isn't that too laughable!"
"Enough talk, take this!"
The three men with thick beards were unwilling to say more to Gu Ningyan and immediately charged forward with their cleavers.
These three were actually brothers. Their cultivation techniques and the weapons they used were identical.
What was even more terrifying was their excellent coordination, making them impossible to defend against.
Seeing that they were unwilling to let her go, Gu Ningyan had no choice but to fight them with all her might.
However, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great. Under the continuous attacks of these three, Gu Ningyan inevitably fell into a disadvantage.
Seeing all this, Ye Fei could no longer control himself and charged out with his sword.
"Senior Sister, hold on, your junior brother is here to help!"
The three men who were attacking Gu Ningyan heard the movement from behind and turned to look at Ye Fei together.
It was at this moment that Ye Fei grabbed Gu Ningyan and pulled her out of the encirclement.
Seeing Ye Fei, whose cultivation was only at the early stage of Qi Condensation sixth layer, the three men didn't take him seriously at all.
The chubby one among the three men with thick beards suddenly mocked.
"I thought whoever dared to play the hero and save the beauty was some important figure, but I didn't expect it to be a rookie at the early stage of Qi Condensation sixth layer!"
"You're simply too disappointing!"
"Someone like you, I can defeat with just one hand!"
The chubby man with the thick beard didn't regard Ye Fei as an opponent at all!
This suited Ye Fei's intentions perfectly.
"Senior Sister, you're injured now. Later, when we make our move, your task is to quickly leave this place of trouble."
"Don't worry, I won't joke with my life. I have a way to escape their pursuit!"
"Your only task is not to get caught by them, which will also lighten my burden."
"We'll meet at the abandoned city wall we passed earlier. Did you hear clearly?"
Ye Fei instructed again seriously.
Although she didn't want to accept the result of becoming a burden, at this critical juncture, Gu Ningyan could only agree.
"Junior Brother, I'm truly sorry, Senior Sister has implicated you again!"
"I'll listen to you. I'll take care of myself, and we'll meet later!"
Without further ado, Gu Ningyan replied briefly.
Ye Fei wanted to say a few more words, but he was immediately interrupted by the chubby man with the thick beard.
"Hey, brat, are you done talking to this little beauty?"
"Since you want to play the hero, it's time for you to take a move!"
The chubby man with the thick beard said with contempt.
Ye Fei immediately got up, walked directly opposite the chubby man with the thick beard, and said.
"You're only a few levels higher than me in cultivation, what's there to be proud of!"
"You're much older than me!"
"If I were your age and my cultivation was still so low, I wouldn't have the face to live. I might as well just find a wall to ram into and die!"
Ye Fei's words deeply stimulated the three brothers!
This had always been the sore point for the three brothers. Now that it was so openly exposed by someone, they were naturally enraged.
"Good, very good!"
"In that case, you'd better shut your mouth!"
"Third brother, take care of him for me!"
The eldest brother with the thick beard said coldly.
Ye Fei had expected that with his provocation, these three would attack him together. With his plan foiled, Ye Fei's expression turned cold, and he immediately activated his cultivation technique and used his Flying Cloud Steps to harass them.
The other two men with thick beards were also taken aback that Ye Fei dared to challenge three of them. Instantly, they lunged at Ye Fei menacingly.
Gu Ningyan, who had been closely watching the battle, had already recovered somewhat from her injuries after swallowing a pill.
Seeing that the three men were getting annoyed, she seized the opportunity and fled the scene.