Daisy followed Yun Qingxue northward, but after a while, she began to feel something was amiss.
She stopped in her tracks and called out to the figure ahead, “Master, where are you taking me?”
“Stop asking useless questions! Just follow me!” the person ahead snapped impatiently.
Daisy grew even more suspicious.
Her master had never spoken to anyone in such a domineering tone before.
Even when her master had disliked her in the past, she had never been so imperious.
“Master, A-Dai and Liuli are still resting in the cave. If we go too far, won’t they be in danger?” Daisy ventured cautiously.
“They can take care of themselves. Just follow me!” the person ahead replied coldly.
Daisy came to a complete halt and swiftly turned back, riding the wind.
The figure ahead suddenly spun around and shouted, “Come back here!”
But Daisy acted as if she hadn’t heard, not daring to slow her steps.
After the previous incident of being deceived by an illusion, Daisy had become more cautious.
If her suspicions turned out to be wrong, she could always apologize to her master later!
“Useless wretch! Get back here!” The furious voice behind her went ignored.
Since she hadn’t gone far, Daisy quickly returned to the vicinity of the cave where they had temporarily settled.
As she approached, she saw two figures fighting at the cave entrance—her master and that detestable, venomous Yun Sisi!
“Sister Daisy, where did you run off to?” Liuli ran over, her eyes wide with displeasure.
“Are either of you hurt?” Daisy didn’t have time to explain what had just happened and instead asked anxiously.
“No!” Liuli shook her head. “We sensed her the moment she entered the cave. Since we were prepared, we weren’t harmed.”
“That woman came with ill intent. Let’s go help Master!” A-Dai said.
“Right!” Liuli immediately agreed.
That wicked woman had tried to attack them while they were asleep—she deserved a harsh lesson!
“Wait!” Daisy stopped A-Dai and Liuli.
“Sister Daisy, what’s wrong?” Liuli frowned in annoyance.
“You stay here, A-Dai, and keep watch. Liuli and I will go help Master. Yun Sisi has an accomplice!” Daisy explained urgently.
“An accomplice?” Liuli’s bright eyes darted around.
Daisy nodded seriously. “I was lured away by her partner.
A-Dai, Liuli and I will assist Master. Stay alert on your own.”
“Understood.” A-Dai slowly shrank back to his original form and hid in a concealed spot.
His small, dark eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly, waiting for the accomplice Daisy had mentioned to appear so he could strike unexpectedly.
With Daisy and Liuli joining the fight, Yun Sisi, who had initially been evenly matched with Yun Qingxue, gradually fell into a disadvantage.
“Hmph! Yun Qingxue, you call yourself the Flower King of the Flora Clan? Three against one—how shameless!” Yun Sisi sneered during a brief lull in the battle.
Unfazed, Yun Qingxue retorted, “Yun Sisi, as the Demon Clan’s princess, you resort to ambushes and assassinations. Aren’t you ashamed?”
“Ha! Yun Qingxue, you wretch! Aren’t you curious why I’m here?” Yun Sisi suddenly laughed triumphantly.
“I’m more curious how the dignified Demon Clan princess mastered the art of spewing filth!
They say those who are guilty lash out first—and whatever they call others is exactly what they are!” Yun Qingxue shot back without backing down.
Yun Sisi choked on her anger. That vile Yun Qingxue had effortlessly turned the insult back on her without uttering a single crude word!
“Ha! I’ll tell you—it was Sage Ziqu who sent me here!
Yun Qingxue, aren’t you curious?
Your master knew full well about our feud, yet he still sent me into this Illusory Realm of Yunhuang. What do you think his purpose was?”
“Whatever my master does, he has his reasons!”
Yun Qingxue smiled, and two emerald vines suddenly sprouted behind Yun Sisi, swiftly coiling around her.
Sensing the danger, Yun Sisi leaped into the air to evade, scoffing, “Pathetic trick!”
At the same time, Yun Qingxue sent three wind blades flying—attacking from the front, left, and right—coordinating with the vines to trap Yun Sisi.
Yun Sisi had no choice but to focus, barely dodging the pincer attack.
But before she could catch her breath, a flash of white light streaked past, and a searing pain flared across her left cheek.
Instinctively, she touched her face and felt something sticky.
Pulling her hand away, she saw crimson staining her pale fingers.
Blood! Her face was bleeding!
“Ugly hag! Let me make you even uglier! Hahaha!” Liuli flicked the flesh scraps from her sharp claws, her dark eyes mocking and taunting.
“My… my face!” Yun Sisi muttered in disbelief before glaring at Yun Qingxue with terrifying fury. “You dared let your beast scratch my face?! Yun Qingxue, I’ll kill you!”
Like a madwoman, she lunged at Yun Qingxue, who swiftly evaded by riding the wind.
Seizing the opportunity, Liuli pounced from an unexpected angle, slashing Yun Sisi’s untouched right cheek before landing gracefully.
With both cheeks bleeding and her face twisted in rage, Yun Sisi’s once-beautiful features were now a gruesome, horrifying sight.
If she were cast in a horror film, her appearance would outshine any makeup-enhanced ghost a hundredfold!
“AHHHHH!” Yun Sisi screamed, her eyes turning bloodshot as madness consumed her.
“Yun Qingxue, you wretch! Hmph! Let me make it clear—Sage Ziqu sent me here to kill you!
What do you think you are?
If my mother were alive, would a bastard like you ever have become the Flower King?
Hahaha… But what does it matter even if you took the throne? You’re still a pathetic outcast!
Who in the entire Xuanling Continent doesn’t know you as the fool, the good-for-nothing?
Ha! Did you really think Sage Ziqu wanted you as his disciple?
Spare me! You’re nothing!
Let me tell you the truth—the only reason Sage Ziqu took you in was out of pity for my elder brother Changxing! He pitied you, a homeless stray, like some beggar or stray dog!
Taking you as his disciple was no different from adopting a mutt off the streets!”
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