By this time, a guard felt suspicious. They were too absorbed in searching the surrounding area that they did not notice when the message network suddenly got quiet.
"Miss Song, all of them disappeared!" A guard transmitted.
The other two girls gasped and turned their head around at almost the same time.
"How can it be?" Song Shui Lian yelped in surprise. She felt dread for the first time. Did she misjudge her opponent? How did this terrifying situation happen? The other four girls all had disappeared! Yet they did not notice anything amiss immediately. There was no sound, no fighting, nothing! She felt anxiety crawled on her skin.
But she clearly remembered that the young boy was a third level Qi Condensation realm cultivator and was still very young! There was no mistaking it. He could not be someone playing pig to eat the tiger by disguising his aura.
But on the off chance that it happened... after all, there were many techniques and treasures to disguise one's aura.
But she quickly shook her head. If it was the case, he should not be injured by her. Also, the girls that had disappeared were weaker than the three girls.
These thoughts flew past her mind as fast as a flint spark flew by.
"Don't panic, everyone! He is intent on catching us one by one. He must have some method to silently caught our sister. Maybe something to kill or made them faint instantly."
The guards' face changed. They quickly moved to Song Shui Lian and assumed a defensive formation around her. "Be careful, mistress. We will escort you back to the sect. Your safety is the first priority. As for the others we will report them to the elder."
Song Shui Lian refuted, "and leaving the others here? Who knows what that pervert will do to them! If by any chance... any chance..." her voice trailed off, then her face blushed furiously. She said with her face hidden in her palms, "what if he kissed them? They would get pregnant! Mother told me that if a man kissed a woman she would get pregnant!"
A guard replied with a grim tone, "That... is true, but we have our duties and miss Song's safety is the most important. We can only honor their sacrifice and get out of here as soon as possible."
She added in consolation, "don't worry miss, the elders surely can catch him and save the other sisters. If they got pregnant our clan will make amend for them and give them and their child protection."
Song Shui Lian was still hesitating when a loud laugh resounded throughout the forest. The voice echoed by the trees, they could not pinpoint the source.
Hanging below a tree branch, Wu Feng squatted. He held the rope that secured his footing at the branch tight. His eyes gleamed with dangerous glint and an evil grin split his lips wide.
The girls wore grim expressions in their faces.
"No! I can not accept this! Does the three of us need to fear opponent with lower cultivation? Since when the members of Song Clan are cowards? Not to mention lower cultivation opponent, even if the enemy is higher leveled, as long as there is a chance of victory with must never abandon the disciples of the same sect!"
Song Shui Lian declared valiantly. At this time, she was brimmed with the resolution to save her sisters and bring justice to the evil boy.
"Young miss..." Reckoning that their young miss decision could no longer be changed, the guards readied themselves to protect her at all costs.
The enemy has mysterious means and weapons, so they positioned themselves to be able to shield their young miss in the off chance an accident occurs.
Wu Feng only wanted to scare them a little and get a bargaining chip to settle the problem, but when she heard the declaration of the valiant young miss he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
'What the heck? We are the disciples of the same sect, okay? I won't go overboard if I don't want to be punished.'
At first, Wu Feng wanted to teach them a lesson. But now looking at their formation, it would be impossible to sneak attack them like what he did to the third level Qi Condensation girls. His concealment technique would be ineffective against the divine sense of the fifth level Qi Condensation Song Shui Lian and her fourth level Qi Condensation guards.
He could only use his last resort.
"Alright, now is the time for the last strike." He swung a hundred eighty degrees and perched on top of the tree branch.
Swiftly nocking a Lightning Coiled in Arrow, he shot it to a tree near the trio girls.
The arrow made a sharp sound akin to thunder. When it stabbed the tree, it was quickly burned to ashes. The surrounding foliage and soil were not spared.
Song Shui Lian and her guards were petrified by such display of power. They were not foreign to such treasures, but they did not bring any treasure that can match this kind of weapon.
An archer is always having the upper hand inside a forest. Facing such opponent equipped with powerful treasure here is near impossible.
"Miss, run! We'll buy time for you!" Her two guards immediately stood in front to protect her.
With a pale face, Song Shui Lian knew the best action for her was to run back to the sect and report the incident to the elders.
She gritted her teeth while looking at the back of her loyal guards. She knew that it might be the last time she saw them. With overflowing tears, she said with a choked voice, "sister An, sister Chu, I will never forget you!"
"Go!" Her guards shouted with a hoarse voice.
They were ready to use their body to shield their young miss, when a cough sounded.
"Alright, enough with the drama. Martial sister Song, you should listen when other people is talking!" Wu Feng harrumphed with displeased tone.
The trio were petrified in their spot.
Song Shui Lian could not believe her ears.
"Ah? What did you call me?"
Wu Feng replied with a sigh. "Haah... what a waste of my arrow. I am not a pervert. I am a disciple of Pilgrim Mountain Sect, Wu Feng from Wu Clan of Jiang Xia commandery. I did not attack your friend. Ask her if you don't believe me!"
"Wu Feng from the Wu Clan? You are really fellow disciple from Pilgrim Mountain Sect?" Song Shui Lian widened her eyes.
"Ah, I remember! The Pure Five Elements spiritual roots!" One of the guards exclaimed.
"It is you!" Song Shui Lian also exclaimed. She could not believe to be forced to a corner even with the help of her friends and guards. Even though the other party used a treasure, he was like a veteran cultivator while she and the others were only playing pretend.
But she was awash with relief.
"Where are the other sisters? You better did not hurt them!"
"They are alright. Wait here, I will bring them here." Wu Feng replied in relief. Thankfully the misunderstanding can be resolved.
Soon he toiled to bring the other girls to Song Shui Lian and the others.
Looking at the first sister he brought, a guard felt anger burned in her chest. "You...!" She wanted to berate him, but Song Shui Lian quickly pulled her hand. She shook her head. Then she secretly transmitted a message to her guards and to the girl Wu Feng just brought.
Soon Wu Feng already delivered the rest of the girls. Standing near Song Shui Lian, he said with an innocent face, "Look, I did not lie, right? They did not suffer any injuries."
Song Shui Lian and her guards did not reply. They only silently unraveled the ropes and handkerchiefs tying the girls. All of the have strange looks on their face looking at the meat buns stuffing the girls mouth.
The girls that have been freed from the ropes slowly stood up. All of them were blushing with deep crimson. Sister Yan absentmindedly stared at Wu Feng.
They looked at each other, with meat buns stuffing their mouths. Because they had been hilding the meat buns for a long time, they had swallowed some. They never felt such humiliation before. But they had to admit that... the meat buns were delicious!
Even their mothers could not cook meat buns as delicious as this. Maybe having Wu Feng's mother as mother in law is not that bad? But they shook their head strongly to erase the funny thought. Then in embarrassment, they threw the rest out from their mouth now that they had been free.
Wu Feng's mouth twitched when he saw them wasting his mother's cooking. But he knew his mistake so he did not say anything.
After drinking some water, the girls had calmed down and now they stared at him with complicated emotions.
"Alright, now there is no more understanding between us, right? I am glad. This forest is dangerous if you go deeper, so you should- hmm?" Wu Feng was cheerfully talking, but stopped abruptly when he felt that something was amiss.
'Why did they look at me like that?'
"Sisters, get him!!!" Song Shui Lian screamed, followed by the war cry of young lionesses of Pilgrim Mountain Sect. Song Shui Lian had arranged them to secretly took positions to surround Wu Feng.
"You, you... what are you doing? Aah... don't pull there! Wait, don't bite me there! Aiyoo... stop! Beautiful aunts, I won't do it anymore, please spare me!"
Wu Feng tried his best to free himself from the girls' angry beatings. The Moon Goddess smiled brightly above, looking at the mortal world with amusement.