Chapter 477: Playing the Rogue, Huh?

Lu Sangjiu looked at Shuang’er impatiently. "Don’t force my hand."

Shuang’er immediately looked timid and said, on the verge of tears, "Y-You... why are you being so mean? Just take it!"

With that, she reluctantly took the demon beast’s corpse out of her storage ring.

"Here, take it. Are you satisfied now?"

Lu Sangjiu was speechless, but she truly couldn’t be bothered to argue with people like this.

She glanced over the demon beast’s corpse. Seeing that nothing was missing, she put it directly into her storage ring and turned to leave.

She tried to leave, but the male cultivator followed her. "Wait up! Meeting like this is fate. Why don’t we travel together?"

’This guy must be crazy,’ Lu Sangjiu thought.

"I don’t know you. Why would I travel with you?"

"I’m Lin Qiu. Now we know each other, don’t we?"

Lu Sangjiu: ???

’Was I asking for his name?’

’All that attention for no reason... He’s either a scoundrel or a thief.’

It wasn’t as if Lu Sangjiu had a good impression of them to begin with. But even if she did, she would never agree to travel with them now.

So, with a cold, unapproachable expression, she said, "Scram."

The single word was simple and clear, but it made the two female cultivators’ expressions sour.

Neither of them liked Lu Sangjiu to begin with. Seeing her act so rudely now, on top of being forced to return the demon beast, was more than they could stand.

"Lin Qiu, why are you even bothering with someone like her?"

"Yeah! You saved her earlier, but she just ran off on her own! If we hadn’t been here, Lin Qiu, you might have been hurt!"

"Someone so ungrateful should just be left to fend for herself! Let’s go!"

As the two chimed in one after the other, the male cultivator named Lin Qiu looked troubled. "Don’t say that about her. I’m sure she didn’t mean to leave us behind."

"Besides, this Ice Field is huge, and we don’t know how long it’ll take to get out. It’s too dangerous for her on her own."

Lu Sangjiu: "..."

’The stench of his fake-innocent, manipulative act was overwhelming.’

Still, listening to them talk nonsense wasn’t a complete waste of time. At least now she knew this Secret Realm wasn’t just an endless Ice Field.

With that thought, she simply ignored their little performance and walked away.

Her refusal couldn’t have been more obvious, but to Lu Sangjiu’s surprise, the male cultivator named Lin Qiu started following her anyway.

She walked for a while, confirming that he was, in fact, following her and not just coincidentally heading in the same direction. Finally, having had enough, she turned around.

"Why are you following me?"

Lin Qiu looked innocent. "I’m just wandering around. I’m not following you on purpose."

Lu Sangjiu was expressionless. "Oh. Then you go first."

Lin Qiu coughed lightly. "I’d like to walk a little slower. You go on ahead."

Although the two female cultivators looked resentful, they seemed to trust Lin Qiu completely. Since he wanted to follow, they followed too, saying nothing that might contradict him.

This was the first time Lu Sangjiu had ever met someone so shameless. A vein throbbed in her temple.

But she was no pushover. ’So he wants to play dirty, does he? Fine! We’ll see who’s better at it!’

An instant later, her Divine Sense spread out. Upon sensing the aura of a demon beast to the north, she immediately turned and headed in that direction.

Lin Qiu was at the Heavenly Immortal Stage, so he naturally sensed what Lu Sangjiu’s Divine Sense had picked up.

But he merely raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and continued to follow.

Lu Sangjiu made a beeline for the demon beasts. The moment she saw them, she attacked with a Spell without a second thought.

Several demon beasts were instantly startled and charged at the group in a rage.

The two female cultivators cried out in alarm and couldn’t help but curse, "Are you insane?!"

Lu Sangjiu gave them a slight smile, then turned and ran!

The two female cultivators, who had been about to fight, saw this and immediately abandoned the idea, scrambling to turn and run as well.

Lin Qiu, who had already taken a fighting stance: "..."

He was now in an awkward position, not sure whether to fight or not.

In that moment of hesitation, a demon beast was already upon him.

Lin Qiu hurriedly blocked the attack, then gritted his teeth and also turned to run.

Although Lu Sangjiu had a head start, she wasn’t fast enough to create much distance between herself and the others. Before long, Lin Qiu even caught up to her.

Once he was running alongside her, Lin Qiu deliberately slowed down and gave her a woeful look. "My friend, why would you do such a thing?"

Lu Sangjiu: "Up yours!"

Lin Qiu didn’t get angry, only saying plaintively, "I just want to be your friend. Why must you be so guarded?"

Lu Sangjiu didn’t answer, but she suddenly shot him a look.

This look seemed to lift Lin Qiu’s spirits. His eyes sparkled as he looked at her. "What is it? Did you suddenly realize you’ve gone too far?"

Lu Sangjiu didn’t answer. Instead, she asked, "You’re so fast. You must be using some kind of Magic Treasure, right?"

Lin Qiu: ?

To be frank, asking such a question so casually was quite rude. It sounded a lot like she was trying to get her hands on his Magic Treasure.

Lin Qiu was silent for a moment before replying with a forced smile, "I am indeed using a speed-enhancing Magic Treasure. I don’t mind you asking, but you shouldn’t ask other people questions like this. It could easily lead to a misunderstanding."

Lu Sangjiu: "Misunderstand what?"

Lin Qiu said in a joking tone, "That you’re after this Magic Treasure, of course."

Lu Sangjiu said, "Oh," then suddenly smiled at him. "And how do you know it’s a misunderstanding?"

Lin Qiu froze. Before he could say a word, Lu Sangjiu’s Thousand Silk Entanglement shot toward him!

They were too close, and Lu Sangjiu held nothing back in her sneak attack, catching Lin Qiu completely by surprise.

Fortunately, he seemed to have a passive defensive Magic Treasure, which blocked the blow. He then reacted, immediately channeling his Spiritual Power to raise a Protective Shield.

Seeing this, a flicker of regret crossed Lu Sangjiu’s face.

’Tsk. A pity. It wasn’t a fatal blow.’

"What is the meaning of this?!"

Lin Qiu demanded angrily.

Lu Sangjiu, feeling not a shred of guilt or embarrassment, replied calmly, "The meaning is... I want to kill you!"

The next instant, the Domination Map Blade was in her hand. Lu Sangjiu closed in for close-quarters combat, and her powerful, sweeping Sword Skill forced Lin Qiu to retreat again and again.

His face was a mixture of shock and anger, laced with disbelief. "How is this possible... How can you be this strong?"

But Lu Sangjiu had no desire to humor him now. Her attacks were relentless, every strike aimed to kill.

At that moment, the two female cultivators caught up. Seeing the scene, they couldn’t help but cry out, "What are you doing? Lin Qiu, don’t be afraid! We’ll help you!"

These two had clearly been completely self-serving at first. Who knew what Lin Qiu had done to them to make them so utterly devoted now? They completely ignored the demon beasts still chasing them, stopping their escape to help Lin Qiu fight Lu Sangjiu!