Qing Yuan watched the man's departing back, her face tinged with melancholy. "It seems that after all these years, we've still run into him. Sister..."
Just as she looked up at Qing Sui, she saw a smile on her sister's face. It had been so long since she'd seen her sister smile so happily.
"Sister, are you still going to waste your time on him..."
"Don't you think every encounter between us is a matter of fate?"
"The Matchmaker in the Moon has already said that your love affair ended in your past life. There's probably no chance in this life."
Qing Sui put away her smile, looked at Qing Yuan and shook her head. "You haven't met the one for you yet, so you won't understand how I feel."
With that, she instantly disappeared in front of Qing Yuan. Qing Yuan sighed and looked at the sky. "Heaven, when will you tire of this replayed drama?"
Ye Sen looked at Yong Shanling with a frown and asked, "Why did you even buy and keep such a 'big Buddha'? You really have the energy."
Hearing his words, Mu Yijie stopped walking, folded his arms across his chest and stood in front of Yong Shanling.
"You can't even win against a woman, yet you dare to take your anger out on my woman?"
"What do you mean I can't win! It's just that that woman is so sharp - tongued and hard to deal with!"
"Oh, really?"
Qing Sui suddenly whispered in his ear.
"Of course... cough cough!"
"When did you come here and eavesdrop on my words?"
Seeing his over - reactive look, Qing Sui shook her head with a smile and took a few steps back. "I wasn't eavesdropping. Who knew that as soon as I walked over, you started complaining about me."
This left him speechless. Looking at the two standing beside him, his anger flared up even more. "Aren't we looking for the Extreme Spirit Beasts? Stop standing there and watching. Hurry up!"
Yong Shanling rubbed her nose and muttered silently, "It's clearly you who's been wasting time."
"Qing Sui, where can we find lower - level Extreme Spirit Beasts?"
"Actually... lower - level spirit beasts are harder to find than middle - level ones because they're protected. They won't be released until they've had enough cultivation time."
"So where exactly is their base?" Ye Sen looked at Qing Sui disdainfully, as if he thought she was boasting.
Qing Sui forced a smile and tugged at his ear. "Just keep walking forward. Why are you so talkative?"
"Don't touch me!"
Before long, the two started arguing. Qing Yuan silently followed beside them.
Yong Shanling took small steps and walked over to her, gently nudging her shoulder.
"I feel like Qing Sui is different from before whenever she sees Ye Sen. Do they know each other? But there's no sense of familiarity between them."
Qing Yuan seemed not to hear her words and kept walking with her head down.
"Qing Yuan? Qing Yuan..."
"Huh? What's up?"
After calling her a few times, the other finally responded. Yong Shanling couldn't help but sigh. She felt like an old man, always sighing.
"What did you just say?"
"I said Qing Sui is acting strange."
Qing Yuan gave a bitter smile as she looked at Qing Sui laughing heartily in the distance. "How can she not be strange when she meets him?"
"What?"
Maybe she was mumbling to herself, and Yong Shanling didn't quite catch what she said.
"It's okay. My sister is always like this around men."
Suddenly, a hand landed on Yong Shanling's head. She saw Mu Yijie pull her to his side and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Stay out of other people's business if it's none of yours. The fewer troubles we have now, the better."
"But they're my friends."
"You silly girl. In general, it's better not to get involved in other people's lives."
"Okay..."
Yong Shanling lowered her head, reflecting on her own behavior. Suddenly, a wolf howl came from afar. Although it was far away, the sense of oppression rolled towards them like a wave.
The four people, who had been walking separately, immediately became alert and stood together. Qing Sui frowned, sensing something was wrong.
"It seems to be a pack of wolves."
"Can we take another path?"
Qing Yuan shrugged helplessly. "It seems we can't."
As she said this, there were countless dark - colored eyes in the jungle, glinting with a faint green light, which was eerily terrifying. With the successive wolf howls, wolves walked out of the jungle and stood in front of them.
The leading wolf opened its mouth, showing its sharp fangs. Its long, blood - red tongue hung out, and its wolf teeth were covered in blood. It had a silver - shiny coat. Despite some changes, its ferocity was still evident.
Suddenly, it transformed into a human form. However...
"Why is he naked?" Just as Yong Shanling said this, Mu Yijie immediately covered her eyes. Ye Sen didn't know what came over him. Looking at the naked man, he felt uncomfortable and immediately stood in front of Qing Sui.
Only Qing Yuan was left standing aside. She was truly on the verge of tears. The wolf, now in human form, looked at their actions in confusion. Looking at himself, he calmly found a wolf skin to cover his private parts.
"Who are you? I'm not as easy to deceive as some cowards."
Qing Yuan smiled and stepped forward. "Second brother, don't you remember me? I'm Qing Yuan."
Lang Xiao looked at Qing Yuan's face and couldn't remember for a moment. But when he saw Qing Sui standing behind the man, he suddenly recalled.
"Oh, you're the Qing sisters, right?"
Then a hint of cruelty appeared on his face. "The ones who betrayed the Mist."
Seeing that the other had lost his curiosity, Qing Yuan's attitude also changed. "Back then, it was the elder who drove us out. Where's the talk of betrayal?"
"Humph, you traitors. Now you even want to shift the blame to the elder. You're really shameless."
"I think you're not a wolf but a husky." Qing Yuan rolled her eyes at him helplessly.
"What's a husky?"
"Why should I tell you?"
Looking at his stupid appearance, Qing Yuan felt a sense of disappointment.
"Seeing that you've played with us since childhood, now you believe whatever others say. How can you be the leader like this?"
Suddenly, a woman wrapped in a wolf skin walked beside Lang Xiao. Looking at Qing Yuan, she felt a bit annoyed.
"Who do you think you are, daring to talk to the leader like this?"
Qing Yuan sneered and looked at the coquettish woman disdainfully. "And who do you think you are? Oh no, you don't even seem to be anything. Hahaha."
"You!" A hint of ferocity flashed across the woman's face, and then she immediately regained her charm. She said to Lang Xiao aggrievedly.
"Lord, look at her. She talked to me like this. You have to avenge me."
Qing Yuan turned around expressionlessly and pointed at the woman. "There shouldn't be any problem packing her up and giving her to that man, right?"
Mu Yijie curled his lips into a mischievous smile. Such a woman could just cause trouble for Wu Shu.
"No problem."