The left guardian was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
"Not here to kill? Then you are..."
"I'm here to find someone!" Ling Feng said coldly, then pointed towards the back mountain. "Someone is fleeing rapidly from that direction, with someone protecting her. The person I'm looking for is that individual!"
"What do you want to do?!"
The left guardian suddenly became agitated, jumping to his feet as if ready to fight Ling Feng to the death!
"As I said, I'm here to find someone. Also, I believe you've been manipulated. You're likely the one who caused trouble for us right after our plane landed. So, who exactly told you all of this?" Ling Feng asked indifferently.
The left guardian paused, then shook his head at Ling Feng. "I won't tell you!"
"You won't tell me, or is it that person who won't let you speak? I'm quite interested, why do you listen to that person so intently? How can you be sure that I am your enemy?" Ling Feng shook his head.
Ling Yan, standing nearby, frowned. Why were they wasting time here? In Ling Yan's opinion, the person fleeing from the back mountain might very well be his wife, Jiang Ying! If they didn't catch up soon, she would surely escape. This was something Ling Yan absolutely could not accept.
Ling Feng, however, remained unfazed, speaking calmly. "You must have gone to the Northern Territory, met that person, and had close contact with them. If you don't wish to speak, I can probably guess what it is!"
With that, Ling Feng walked up to the left guardian.
"In any case, I will absolutely not let you offend the Saintess in the slightest!" The left guardian gritted his teeth, but his steps involuntarily retreated. Facing Ling Feng, no one could remain entirely without fear.
A hint of surprise flickered in Ling Feng's eyes. "Saintess?" Interesting! Ling Feng glanced back at Ji Yunyue, then said in a deep voice, "Big Brother, you all wait for me here. They won't dare to make a move. I'll go bring the person back!"
"Alright! Little Feng, be careful!" Ling Yan's eyes lit up, but he still remembered to caution him.
Seeing that some people around were about to stir, Ji Yunyue said coldly, "The Saintess you protect, I don't know who she is, but I understand that you have been manipulated. If we had been even slightly impulsive, you would now be a wiped-out clan! And that person's goal was to use our hands to make you perish!"
As Ji Yunyue's words fell, the left guardian's eyes widened, and he stared intently at Ji Yunyue, his brow furrowed. "You're not here to capture the Saintess?"
"Why would we capture her?" Ji Yunyue shook her head.
"Then... it's naturally to cultivate the art of witchcraft and sorcery. Didn't the Witch God Hall know of our existence and come here to seize..." He stopped mid-sentence. It was only then that the left guardian realized he might have said the wrong thing and quickly shut his mouth.
Ji Yunyue also caught some information. She immediately shook her head at the left guardian. "Your witchcraft and sorcery indeed have many unique aspects. The Heart Cleansing Mantra you mentioned, perhaps it's no longer recorded in the Witch God Hall. But I can tell you with absolute certainty that we are not here to seize anything, nor will we ever seize your possessions!"
The left guardian's eyes widened again, and a murmur of discussion arose from the surroundings.
"Could it be that we were truly manipulated?"
"Impossible, these people are cunning and treacherous, we can't trust them!"
"Don't believe them? Perhaps we really were used?"
"That's right, that person just now was too powerful, our witchcraft and sorcery were completely useless! If they wanted to kill us, we would have no power to resist!"
"Left Guardian, what exactly is going on? Will the Saintess be alright?"
...
The left guardian's expression grew more flustered. He then looked towards the back mountain, before turning back to glare at Ji Yunyue and question her angrily.
"If you're not here to seize our heritage, then why did that person just say he wanted to bring our Saintess back?!"
"Because we're looking for someone. The Saintess you speak of might be my wife!" Ling Yan no longer wanted to waste words with these people and directly stated his intention.
Upon hearing this, the surroundings fell into a dead silence, which was then broken by bursts of laughter. Ling Yan's face turned red from the laughter, and he found the laughter incredibly eerie.
"What are you laughing at? You're not allowed to laugh!" Ling Yan roared. Was it so wrong to be looking for his wife?
Ji Yunyue, seeing how agitated Ling Yan was, couldn't help but try to placate him. "Brother Ling Yan, don't be anxious. There must be some hidden reason for this!"
Ling Yan then glared fiercely at the left guardian opposite him. The left guardian also gave a wry smile and shook his head. Seeing Ling Yan look at him, their gazes met. The left guardian then said sternly to Ling Yan, "I don't know who your wife is, but our Saintess can absolutely not be your wife!"
"You... On what basis do you say that?!" Ling Yan asked through gritted teeth.
"Because our Saintess is only twelve years old! Your wife, is she perhaps someone who has reincarnated?" The left guardian replied coldly, then shook his head. "There might be some misunderstanding between us, but if you continue to offend our Saintess like this, even if we die, we will not spare you!"
Ling Yan naturally felt the threat! His body trembled, and his eyes widened.
"Brother Ling Yan, don't get agitated. Didn't we agree before that we might not find her in one go..." Ji Yunyue noticed Ling Yan's emotions becoming increasingly out of control and quickly tried to calm him.
Ling Yan, however, shook his head. "Only twelve years old? Then it can't be Jiang Ying. Why is this happening, why..." With that, Ling Yan looked eagerly at Ji Yunyue.
"Sister-in-law, didn't you say there were other scent perceptions? Are there any other locations?"
Ji Yunyue couldn't help but shake her head helplessly. "There are indeed some residual scents in other locations, but only here is the scent of Zu Shen the most potent. Moreover, our蛊虫 (gu worms) have already investigated, and it's basically impossible. We can only say that this Saintess might have some connection with Sister-in-law Jiang Ying!"
"Some connection? What kind of connection?" Ling Yan's face turned ashen. Although Ling Feng had already prepared him mentally beforehand, each shattered hope still dealt a devastating blow to Ling Yan's psyche! No one else could understand this feeling!
"Brother Ling Yan, don't be like this. We'll know once Ling Feng brings the person back!" Ji Yunyue continued to comfort him.
However, upon hearing this, the left guardian opposite them snorted coldly. "Hmph, bring the person back? Even if that young man's witchcraft and sorcery are astonishing, with our four elders and the right guardian protecting her, for him to want to bring the Saintess back alone is a fool's dream!"