"Third brother, fourth sister, hurry up and kill the person on the bed!"
The black-robed figure in the middle gave an order, and the two beside him immediately drew their long swords and unleashed martial skills, blasting towards the bed.
With a loud bang.
The entire bed was instantly split in two, and cotton scattered throughout the room.
But not a drop of blood was seen. What was wrapped in the quilt was merely a puppet infused with Xin Ci's True Essence.
The three Tian Ling Hu immediately realized they had been tricked.
The door opened, and Xin Ci walked in from outside, his eyes calmly looking at the three of them.
Yue Chu Ling immediately drew a dagger, glaring at Xin Ci through gritted teeth, while not forgetting to transmit a message to the two beside her: "Third brother, fourth sister, I'll stall this human. You go and rescue Xiao Jie first."
"Understood, second sister."
Following this, the two beside Yue Chu Ling immediately leaped out the window, while Yue Chu Ling, wielding her dagger, slashed at Xin Ci without a second word, giving him no chance to explain.
She couldn't understand why this human had discovered her, despite her using the sound-dampening space refined by an elder and the bracelet that concealed her demonic beast aura.
Xin Ci noticed that Yue Chu Ling possessed the strength of a four-star King and dared not be negligent, immediately controlling the Sixteen Star Moon Chains to block her dagger attack.
While locked in a stalemate, Xin Ci said to Yue Chu Ling, "Stop quickly, I haven't harmed Yue Chu Jie. On the contrary, I intend to return Yue Chu Jie to you."
"Do you think I would believe you despicable humans?"
With that, Yue Chu Ling produced another dagger, wielding it left and right. Sharp energy blades incessantly struck the Sixteen Star Moon Chains.
Seeing that Yue Chu Ling did not believe his words, Xin Ci had no choice but to subdue her first before explaining things to her slowly.
Yue Chu Ling also realized that this man, who was only a one-star King, was not as easy to deal with as she had imagined.
However, in this confined room, her weapons held a greater advantage.
Unfortunately, just as Yue Chu Ling was about to take another step and swing her dagger towards Xin Ci.
She saw countless tiny light spots appear on her body, which then transformed into a chain shimmering with brilliant starlight, binding her form.
The Sixteen Star Moon Chains were a high-grade True Artifact. With Yue Chu Ling's strength as a four-star King, she was utterly unable to break free.
Xin Ci breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, she's under control."
Bound by the Sixteen Star Moon Chains, Yue Chu Ling still did not give up struggling, her hostile eyes fixed on Xin Ci, "Despicable human, you'll never get any information about the Tian Ling Hu from me!"
"You're overthinking it. I have no interest in your Tian Ling Hu tribe."
Xin Ci then retracted the Sixteen Star Moon Chains, pointed towards the door, and said, "Yue Chu Jie, whom you are looking for, is in the third room next door. If you want to take him away, hurry up. If you attack me again, even if you are Yue Chu Jie's clansman, I will not show mercy!"
Yue Chu Ling froze. She had not expected this human to react this way.
However, she still remained wary of Xin Ci, as in her perception, humans were all despicable and treacherous beings.
"If I don't find Xiao Jie, you won't leave here alive!" Yue Chu Ling, wielding her dual blades, warily glared at Xin Ci before retreating out the door.
Time rewound five minutes earlier.
Two of Yue Chu Jie's clansmen had come to his room to rescue him. Just as they were about to touch Yue Chu Jie on the bed, a black shadow appeared behind them unexpectedly.
"Not good!"
Both of them sensed the mysterious person behind them, but it was too late.
With a *clank*, two iron collars instantly locked onto their necks.
Under the effect of the Spirit Sealing Collars, the True Essence within these two Tian Ling Hu was completely sealed.
Unable to utilize their True Essence, the two Tian Ling Hu were no different from ordinary people. Under two heavy blows, they both fell into a coma.
Subsequently, three more people in black appeared in the room and captured Yue Chu Jie and the other two.
Just then, a woman awkwardly climbed in through the window.
*Thump!*
Her buttocks landed on the floor of the room. The woman rubbed her backside in pain, "Ouch! This is killing me. But hehe, that detestable Mu Xin Ci definitely wouldn't expect this young lady to plan on rescuing that cute little loli tonight..."
However, before Pei Xiu could finish speaking, she looked up and met the gazes of the four people in black.
Pei Xiu: "Uh... strange, this young lady didn't enter the wrong room?"
The leader of the black-clothed men looked at Pei Xiu's appearance with some surprise, as if he recognized her.
"Ignore this stupid woman, hurry up and go!"
With that, the four of them jumped out the window one after another.
Pei Xiu also noticed that they had taken Yue Chu Jie, and her anger immediately ignited, "Stop! Leave the little loli with me!"
Pei Xiu rushed forward and grabbed the clothing of one of the black-clothed men, but was repelled by a powerful surge of True Essence.
*Riiiip~!*
A piece of black cloth was torn from the man's right arm, but they had no time to bother with Pei Xiu and immediately used their movement techniques to leap out the window and escape the scene.
Pei Xiu, who had fallen to the ground, looked at the black cloth in her hand. She then recalled seeing a crescent-shaped scar on the man's arm when he tore off the cloth.
For some reason, she felt this scar was very familiar.
"Xiao Jie!"
The door was suddenly pushed open. Pei Xiu turned her head and saw Yue Chu Ling, her face filled with anxiety, rushing into the room. Xin Ci, who followed behind, also walked in slowly.
However, upon seeing the situation inside, Yue Chu Ling did not find Yue Chu Jie. Even her two clansmen who had accompanied her had disappeared!
The room was only occupied by an unknown human woman.
Yue Chu Ling thought Xin Ci had tricked her, and immediately pointed her dagger at Xin Ci, exclaiming in agitation, "Where is Yue Chu Jie?!"
Xin Ci also found it strange. Pei Xiu's appearance, and the disappearance of Yue Chu Jie and the others, were unexpected.
Yue Chu Ling no longer believed his words and attacked him with her dagger. Pei Xiu also seized this opportunity to try and escape.
Seeing this, Xin Ci placed a finger against his forehead and sighed helplessly, "Do I really need to use the Sixteen Star Moon Chains again..."
As he spoke, the chains suddenly appeared, ensnaring both Yue Chu Ling and Pei Xiu.
Since Pei Xiu was the only one present who understood the current situation, Xin Ci directly ignored Yue Chu Ling, who was struggling and shouting angrily at him, and walked up to Pei Xiu, asking, "Who took Yue Chu Jie?"
"Yue Chu Jie? The little fox girl?"
Pei Xiu was slightly confused.
However, Yue Chu Ling felt that these two were deliberately putting on an act for her, and cursed, "Despicable humans! Xiao Jie was clearly taken by you, and you're pretending! How shameless!..."
Pei Xiu, unlike Xin Ci, did not ignore Yue Chu Ling and directly yelled at her, "What are you shouting about! What do you mean I took Yue Chu Jie? Although this young lady had the idea of stealing that fox girl, she had already been taken by four men in black when I arrived!"
"Look, this is the black cloth I tore off one of them!"
Saying this, Pei Xiu threw the black cloth in her hand to Xin Ci.