“You don’t need to know who we are.”
Yu Yi walked up to Pang Youde, her red lips parting slightly.
There was elegance in her, but also a killing intent.
“Answer a few questions honestly, and I’ll spare your life.”
She spoke calmly.
“Yes, yes…”
Pang Youde quickly agreed, like a deflated ball, all traces of arrogance gone.
Pang Youde felt miserable inside.
He couldn’t win in a fight, couldn’t escape, even the trump card Formation Su Cheng left him had been shattered in an instant.
All he could do now was obey.
“Do you know the whereabouts of the Wei family?”
Yu Yi asked.
“You plan to save the Wei family?”
Pang Youde hesitated.
“My lord, let me give you some advice—it’s best not to get involved in this mess. Even though you’re all Martial Experts, that lord… is not someone you can handle. Her identity is very special.”
“Oh? Very special?”
“Yes, yes. Although she acts under the name of the Evil Tiger Gang, before you arrived, someone revealed to me that she is actually a Demonic Cultivator from Among the Colorful Clouds! The infamous Lady Demon Yu Yi Jue’s disciple!”
Pang Youde spoke emotionally, trying to persuade Yu Yi.
“The people from Among the Colorful Clouds aren’t easy to deal with. The Formation just now was only a minor trick of hers. Her true strength is unfathomable… Why do you seem completely unafraid?”
Normally, upon hearing the other party was related to the Lady Demon, or even her disciple, anyone would feel a certain amount of fear.
But Yu Yi was too calm, which confused Pang Youde.
Yu Yi didn’t know how to answer either.
Su Cheng was the disciple of the original owner of Yu Yi’s body, and among the seven disciples, besides Blue Ling’er and Huang Doudou, she was the one Yu Yi currently understood the most.
Knowing Su Cheng’s strength, why would Yu Yi be afraid?
She was too lazy to explain, and there was no need to reveal her identity before a small fry like Pang Youde.
So she changed the topic, asking about something that had just caught her attention.
“You just said that before we came looking for you, someone else revealed the mastermind’s identity to you? Who told you?”
“That… I don’t know. It should be a Righteous Faction from elsewhere. They were carrying the lord’s Image, asking about her whereabouts everywhere, and warned the townsfolk to be on guard.”
Pang Youde answered.
“So, at the time, you didn’t tell them the mastermind’s whereabouts?”
Yu Yi narrowed her eyes slightly.
“Are you still planning to hide it now?”
They returned to the original question.
Seeing Yu Yi determined to go, Pang Youde stopped trying to persuade her.
He took out a Map and handed it to her.
“Please look at this. The lord instructed me to meet her here if there was any news. But since there’s been nothing these days, I haven’t gone…”
Yu Yi glanced at the hand-drawn Map, then passed it to Wei Ying beside her.
“You’re most familiar with this area. Do you know what place this marked location is?”
Before Wei Ying could answer, Pang Youde immediately volunteered.
“My lord, my lord, let me guide you, just like those two petty thieves earlier!”
“Oh?”
Yu Yi arched an eyebrow and asked with a smile.
“If that lord finds out you betrayed her, what fate awaits you?”
“If I’ve decided to serve my lord, how could I fear that villain?”
Pang Youde suddenly became brave.
“Besides, I’ve lived in this area for decades. No one knows the terrain better than I do!”
His eagerness made Yu Yi instantly guess his motive.
Pang Youde wanted Yu Yi to be his bodyguard.
The reason was simple.
He had failed to carry out Su Cheng’s orders and feared being silenced later.
Though he couldn’t be sure if the white-robed beauty before him was a match for Su Cheng, sticking close to her was clearly safer than waiting alone to be killed.
This guy, not only thick-skinned, but also quite cunning.
Yu Yi also noticed that after hearing Pang Youde’s explanations, Wei Ying’s expression grew especially complicated.
Pang Youde’s betrayal and fawning over Yu Yi continued to shatter Wei Ying’s understanding.
Yu Yi, too, found Pang Youde repulsive.
“A dog that bites will never be loyal, even after a beating.”
Yu Yi’s face was cold.
“Live or die on your own.”
She turned and prepared to leave.
Wei Ying cast Pang Youde a look of contempt and silently followed.
“Hey, hey? My lord! Don’t go, my lord! I swear I will—”
Pang Youde shouted after them, but before he could finish, Huang Doudou glared at him fiercely.
“What are you yelling for? If you keep shouting, I’ll break your legs! First you call me Master, then you call my traitorous Junior Sister lord, it’s giving me a headache!”
After scolding him, Huang Doudou stomped off without looking back.
Pang Youde stood frozen, his face stiff.
Huang Doudou’s words just now were explosive.
“That lord… is this little one’s Junior Sister? She’s also the Lady Demon’s disciple? Then… the white-robed beauty she calls Master is…”
Pang Youde gasped, his lower body suddenly warm.
He’d pissed his pants in terror.
His legs trembled uncontrollably. He had wanted to follow shamelessly, but now realized doing so would only hasten his death.
“What kind of wind… blew all these immortals into Jintang County…?”
Wei Ying roughly determined the marked location on the Map.
The three of them left Jintang County, heading toward their destination.
On the way, Yu Yi noticed Wei Ying looked more spirited than before.
“Wei Ying, you seem less tense now.”
She smiled.
“Although Uncle Pang’s actions shocked me, the sooner you see through someone, the sooner you can avoid being hurt by them, right?”
Wei Ying nodded.
“And he said just now there’s another Righteous Faction in Jintang County, asking everywhere about Su Cheng’s whereabouts. With them helping restrain Su Cheng, there’s more hope for my family to be rescued!”
After speaking, Wei Ying realized she might have slighted Yu Yi and quickly added.
“Ah… Senior, actually, I feel having you alone is enough to ensure my family’s safety. I just…”
“No worries.”
Yu Yi smiled graciously.
At the same time, she began to think.
If Pang Youde hadn’t lied, then they were likely the third force to enter Jintang County.
The first to enter, without question, were Su Cheng and her subordinates, disguised as the Evil Tiger Gang, who had kidnapped the Wei family.
Then, the “Righteous people” who entered before Yu Yi and asked everywhere about Su Cheng—what faction were they?
Su Cheng had left Among the Colorful Clouds for years, wiped out countless villains, and achieved much within the Righteous Faction. Normally, no one would still treat her as a “Demonic Cultivator” to hunt down.
If anyone did, it must be a group from the Righteous Alliance at the time.
After the Righteous Alliance’s failed crusade, the Righteous Faction in Liangzhou suffered losses, with only the Heavenly Water Sect rising against the trend.
Clearly, Su Cheng was behind this. If other forces realized it, it was reasonable for them to seek revenge against Su Cheng.
Since they dared provoke Su Cheng, they must have been fully prepared.
Though it was a bit unscrupulous, if Su Cheng really had set up a trap, Yu Yi would gladly let those people trigger it first.
If they could weaken each other, and Yu Yi could appear at the end to effortlessly take Su Cheng and rescue Wei Ying’s family, that would be perfect.
After all, who doesn’t like picking up bargains?