Over the cliff, Xiaohu stood quietly at the door, his eyes looking in the direction of the arena.
He was waiting for that man to come back.
At the same time, he felt a little uneasy.
The strange phenomenon in the sky could be seen even from here.
He was still a little worried about Huangfu Longdou.
"Huangfu, can we win?"
Just as he was thinking, a figure appeared from that direction.
Even though he couldn't see who it was from afar, that shiny bald head still revealed the identity of the newcomer.
It was Huangfu Longdou!
Xiaohu's expression immediately changed from worry to joy. He then took two steps forward.
"Huangfu, did you win?"
Huangfu Longdou looked at his pockmarked junior brother and said with a smile, "Of course I won. Let's go."
Looking at Huangfu Longdou's relaxed expression, Xiaohu became even more excited.
This man was indeed very strong!
But...
"Senior brother, are you really willing to take me there? Will I be a burden to you?"
Huangfu Longdou shook his head and said, "Don't worry. You'll accompany me this time. Treat it as training. As for the danger, I can handle it myself."
With Huangfu Longdou's words, Xiaohu immediately nodded in excitement and ran to get the package.
Meanwhile, Huangfu Longdou conveniently did push-ups here.
This morning, he only did sit-ups and runs, for he didn't have time to do push-ups.
At this moment, a figure walked over from the same direction.
The woman was dressed in white, and her black hair reached her waist. She was Lan Yun'er, who had just been defeated in the competition.
Seeing Huangfu Longdou doing push-ups, Lan Yun'er walked over with a puzzled expression.
"Huangfu Longdou."
He seemed to have not heard her as he focused on doing push-ups.
"77, 78, 79."
Seeing that Huangfu Longdou was ignoring her, Lan Yun'er did not speak anymore and waited sensibly.
After Huangfu Longdou finished a hundred and stood up, Lan Yun'er took a step forward and asked hesitantly,
"Is this how you train yourself every day?"
Huangfu Longdou turned around and nodded at Lan Yun'er.
This time, Lan Yun'er frowned slightly.
Was Huangfu Longdou trying to brush her off?
Could it be that he had long discovered that she was following him? Was that why he deliberately did all this to get rid of her?
Questions arose one after another in her heart, although Lan Yun'er still remained silent.
Since the other party was unwilling to tell her, there was no point in asking anymore.
The two of them looked at each other in silence.
"Senior Sister Lan? Are you Senior Sister Lan?"
Just then, Xiaohu came back from his residence with a bag on his back, and he saw Lan Yun 'er at first glance.
Lan Yun'er turned around and nodded lightly when she heard that.
Looking at Lan Yun'er excitedly, he asked, "Could it be that she is also going to set off with us?"
"Set off?" Lan Yun'er asked doubtfully.
"Yes, Senior Brother Huangfu and I are going down the mountain to train ourselves and complete the mission."
Xiaohu subconsciously thought that Lan Yun'er was a temporary companion, so he explained in detail.
This time, Lan Yun'er looked at Huangfu Longdou even more strangely.
If she could go down the mountain with Huangfu Longdou, she might be able to see through his cultivation method.
"I want to go too!"
Hearing Lan Yun'er's words, Huangfu Longdou looked at the two of them speechlessly.
Why did Lan Yun'er insist on following him? He wasn't familiar with her.
As for Xiaohu, it was understandable for him to be a little excited when he saw Lan Yun'er. Huangfu Longdou didn't intend to blame him.
However...
"No."
Huangfu Longdou immediately refused.
"Why?" Lan Yun'er's thin brows furrowed as she took a step forward.
Looking at Lan Yun'er's exquisite face, Huangfu Longdou frowned slightly.
Although this woman was good-looking and had a good figure.
However, she seemed to have a very persistent character.
If she was brought along, it would definitely be very troublesome.
"Do I know you well?" Huangfu Longdou frowned slightly and asked in return.
This time, Lan Yun'er had nothing to say.
She was indeed not familiar with Huangfu Longdou.
In fact, both of them were focused on their cultivation and did not pay attention to the outside world.
If it were not for this in-name disciple competition, the two of them would probably still not know each other.
Although Lan Yun'er still wanted to go, she decided not to follow since the other party had already said so.
Immediately, she retorted fiercely, "I will definitely defeat you next time!"
This time, it was Huangfu Longdou who was baffled.
This woman had said a second ago that she wanted to go down the mountain with him, and now she was calling him a damned baldy.
Did women always turn on each other so quickly?
Huangfu Longdou was not in the mood to talk nonsense with her. He waved his hand and motioned for little tiger to follow, then he went down the mountain by himself.
Lan Yun'er was left stomping her feet angrily behind him.
"This baldy is extremely detestable!"
Lan Yun'er cursed in her heart before she was stunned.
She had never lost her composure like this before. What was going on today?
Could it be that she had lost to Huangfu Longdou?
However, when she had admitted defeat, she did not have much emotion. She had clearly felt that her skills were inferior to Huangfu Longdou's.
But now, how could it be...
Lan Yun'er restrained her emotions and silently looked at Huangfu Longdou's back.
At this moment, she hadn't realized that this man's figure had actually taken root in her mind and couldn't be shaken off.
...
The Heavenly Sword Sect was on The Myriad Sword Mountain, which was about 1,500 meters high.
If a mortal wanted to walk from the peak of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, it would probably take half a day.
But Huangfu Longdou was different, even Xiao Hu, who was at least half a body refiner, could descend the mountain very quickly.
The two of them only spent the time it took for an incense stick to burn before they arrived at the foot of the mountain.
After looking at the map given by the sect master, the two of them set off toward the Niu Village.
The distance was not very long, especially when they had already arrived before nightfall.
However, Huangfu Longdou frowned slightly when he arrived.
Niu Village was a small village. There seemed to be less than a hundred households.
However, there were several households with white lanterns hanging at the same time.
This was enough to explain the problem.
It seemed that several more people had died in the past few days.
This was definitely not a normal phenomenon. There must be demons and monsters causing trouble.
In this world, although demon beasts were not everywhere, they were not legendary creatures either.
For so many people to die in the Niu family village in such a short period of time, there was no other explanation other than demon beasts.
Huangfu Longdou made a prompt decision. Immediately, he brought Xiaohu to the village and asked the families with white lanterns.
However, the answer he received was the same.
"Demon? We don't have any demon here. My son fell to his death on a sharp stone while he was working in the fields."
"I've never seen a demon before. My Dazhuang fell sick a few days ago. My family doesn't have the money to treat him, and he just passed away yesterday."
"Go away. I don't know what you are talking about."
Huangfu Longdou was puzzled.
Weren't they the ones who sent people to the Heavenly Sword Sect to seek help?
Why did everyone change their words now?