Was this road always so dark?
Leading Ye Qiuhan down a main road in the Academy, Qian Lin gradually frowned, unconsciously slowing her steps.
A faint sense of danger lingered in her heart. Her sensitive nerves, honed over a hundred years, would not deceive her. If not for this cautious nature, she would not have become the Demon Path Supreme in a situation where everyone was her enemy.
The Demon Path Supreme might not be the most talented in the Demonic Path, but they were definitely the best at staying alive. As long as you outlived everyone with better talent than yourself, then you would be the Demon Path Supreme, and Qian Lin was such a master of survival.
"Stop." Raising her hand to stop Ye Qiuhan, Qian Lin looked at the bottomless darkness ahead and said softly, "Turn back immediately and find the Academy teachers."
"What..."
Qian Lin didn't explain. With a flick of her wrist, a thin, matte-finished small knife appeared in her hand.
The small knife was as thin as a cicada's wing, flitting up and down between Qian Lin's fingers like a nimble butterfly. Her gaze swept across the front, then she threw the small knife towards a spot.
The small knife vanished into the darkness, its trajectory completely lost to Ye Qiuhan's widened eyes. But as the space ahead rippled, a Man in Black, with only a pair of blood-red eyes visible, appeared in Ye Qiuhan's sight.
This Man in Black seemed to not have expected Qian Lin to find his location so precisely. He was caught off guard by the flying small knife, performing a rather awkward dodge in mid-air before landing on the ground.
"Now, go!"
Go?
Ye Qiuhan was already stunned by the scene before her. Her brain hadn't reacted yet, but her body acted before her brain did.
Turn around, gather Spiritual Qi, run away—all in one smooth motion.
As she ran, she took out the Token she had just used at noon from her bosom and injected Spiritual Qi into it. However, unlike at noon when it lit up immediately, this time the Token did not light up.
'The Token is being interfered with.' Ye Qiuhan seemed to hear her own voice, a voice so steady that one couldn't help but want to trust it.
But... is this really my voice?
If judged solely by timbre, Ye Qiuhan might think it was her own voice, but the emotion attached to it was completely unlike anything she could possess.
In short, it felt like the voice of her future self, not her current self.
'She should be able to hold on for a while. I need to get out of the interference range immediately and contact Senior Sister and the others.' The voice sounded again, but this time Ye Qiuhan heard a hint of urgency in it.
The flow of Spiritual Qi in her body accelerated again. Ye Qiuhan felt her body start to ache; this speed was simply not something she could run at!
Her sorrow was unknown to anyone. Qian Lin looked at Ye Qiuhan, who turned and ran without hesitation, and an expression appeared on her face that indicated, "This child will surely achieve great things in the future."
If you asked her what she feared most, it was naturally this black-haired Stupid Girl foolishly staying here and holding her back. She had confidence in her own strength, but no confidence in that black-haired girl whose name she didn't even know.
If the opponent stayed here, it would undoubtedly become a weak point, and Qian Lin would have to Divided Soul to protect that Stupid Girl, which would definitely not be worth it.
In fact, if Ye Qiuhan hadn't chosen to run directly, Qian Lin would have been prepared to disregard Ye Qiuhan's safety. Kindness could be shown at any time, but when her own life was at stake, it was better to put away that unnecessary kindness and first think about how to survive.
"Your companion has abandoned you and fled." The blood-eyed Man in Black let out a scornful laugh, forming his hands into claws and pouncing directly at Qian Lin.
He didn't waste any words and attacked while speaking. This guy is quite professional.
And this opening move, it should be the Demonic Blood Bone Corrosion Claw of the Blood Sea Sect. Legend has it that when this move is cultivated to its extreme, the hands will be imbued with extremely terrifying venom. An ordinary person who gets even a little on them will turn into pus and blood; it's a very sinister technique.
However, to Cultivate this move to its extreme, one would at least need to be in the Grandmaster Realm. The Man in Black in front of her was only in the Heart Nurturing Realm, so his Demonic Blood Bone Corrosion Claw must only be superficial.
"I am in the Peiyuan Realm Middle Stage, the opponent is in the Heart Nurturing Realm, unknown stage. In terms of strength, I am undoubtedly at a huge disadvantage," Qian Lin thought to herself.
But she only needed to stall for time, to save her own life until Ye Qiuhan called back the reinforcements. This was simple for her, a former Demon Path Supreme who had maxed out her survival skills!
"Hmph, Demonic Blood Bone Corrosion Claw is just a simple close-combat skill in the early stages, and your Heart Nurturing Realm strength can't unleash much speed, so I can totally kite you!" Qian Lin flicked her sleeve, and several fine needles glowing with a faint green light flew out from her cuff, shooting towards the Man in Black.
After deploying her hidden weapons, Qian Lin didn't forget to loudly remind this Demonic Path practitioner, "A strange poison from the Western Regions! Even a Half-step Grandmaster will die violently within a few breaths if poisoned!"
After speaking, Qian Lin immediately turned and ran backward, not wasting a single moment.
A trace of hesitation flashed in the Man in Black's eyes. He didn't know if Qian Lin was bluffing him; perhaps those fine needles didn't contain such powerful poison, but he dared not gamble.
Qian Lin's fine needles were thrown with exquisite precision, completely blocking the Man in Black's pursuit path. To deal with these fine needles, the Man in Black could only abruptly stop, waving his black long robe to create a gust of wind that knocked all the fine needles down.
After dealing with the silver needles, the Man in Black immediately picked up speed and continued to chase Qian Lin.
In terms of speed, he was far faster than Qian Lin, this short-legged loli in the Peiyuan Realm Middle Stage.
Qian Lin naturally understood this point. If she simply ran, she would definitely be caught by this Man in Black very quickly, so as soon as she heard the sound from behind, she immediately pulled out another hidden weapon from her sleeve.
"Pear Blossom Storm Needles!" Turning around, Qian Lin threw the small cylinder in her hand towards the Man in Black, loudly shouting the famous name of this hidden weapon.
What? Pear Blossom Storm Needles?!
The Man in Black's pupils constricted. This hidden weapon had a notorious reputation in the Immortal Cultivation Realm; legends even spoke of Venerables dying by its hand... No!
How could a legendary hidden weapon like the Pear Blossom Storm Needles be in the hands of such a Little Girl? How could an ordinary Peiyuan Realm practitioner use such a hidden weapon!
Hah, just an empty threat. Did you think I'd be scared?
Naive!
A trace of disdain flashed in the Man in Black's eyes as he rushed toward the small cylinder without hesitation.
Then, the small cylinder exploded...
It was as if a sun had appeared in the Man in Black's field of vision...