"Miss Wen Xue, you... are you looking for Miss Li Wu about something?"
Bai Yunqing looked at Wen Xue, then subconsciously glanced at Wu Ma Hanshuang, who was following behind Wen Xue.
Because he couldn't figure out why Wen Xue had come back after leaving.
"Yes. There's something I'd like to discuss with Miss Li Wu," Wen Xue said.
"What is it?" Li Wu asked Wen Xue.
Compared to Bai Yunqing, Li Wu's attitude toward Wen Xue was notably cold.
It was as if they were merely strangers who had crossed paths by chance.
"I'll trade two of my lives for one of yours, Miss Li Wu. What do you think?"
The moment these words left Wen Xue's lips, Li Wu's eyes immediately turned cold. She sensed that Wen Xue harbored ulterior motives.
But Bai Yunqing, on account of Wen Xue being Chu Feng's friend, had no guard up against her at all.
Still caught off guard, he subconsciously even laughed: "Miss Li Wu, what kind of joke are you— ugh."
But before Bai Yunqing could finish his sentence.
Wen Xue's left hand clamped down on his neck, gripping it with crushing force.
Seeing this, Li Wu said nothing. She unleashed a palm strike directly at Wen Xue.
A torrent of massive black energy surged forward like a violent tide.
It was no mere display of martial force — it contained the power of a curse.
But the overwhelming, tide-like energy, upon approaching Wen Xue, actually began to shrink.
In the end, it reduced to a wisp of faint dark energy that fell into the palm of Wen Xue's right hand.
"Mmm, this flavor. So pure."
"I love it."
Wen Xue even lightly sniffed the dark energy in her palm.
Then, her expression turned to one of complete satisfaction.
At this moment, Li Wu subconsciously shielded Fengling behind her while watching Bai Yunqing with worry.
But she didn't launch another attack, because only now did she realize.
Wen Xue's cultivation was far beyond her own.
It was even stronger than Wu Ma Hanshuang, who was following Wen Xue.
Wen Xue had clearly been concealing her true strength all along.
"Who exactly are you?" Bai Yunqing forced out through the pain.
"Who am I?"
"I'm Wen Xue," Wen Xue said with a smile.
Hearing this, Bai Yunqing was stunned for a moment, his mind going blank.
But if this person was so powerful and wasn't actually Wen Xue, she could have simply said so directly.
It didn't seem like there was any particular reason to impersonate Wen Xue just to attack them.
"Miss Wen Xue, why are you doing this to us?" Bai Yunqing asked.
Even though his neck was locked in Wen Xue's left hand and he had lost all ability to fight.
Once he confirmed that the person was indeed most likely Wen Xue, Bai Yunqing's tone actually softened considerably.
"Are you stupid?"
"She's also a Heaven and Earth Strange Treasure."
"She wants my power."
"When she said two lives, she meant your life and Fengling's life."
"She's using you and Fengling to threaten me," Li Wu said.
"Mmm, that's right. Miss Li Wu really is clever," Wen Xue said with a beaming smile.
"This can't be real. This can't be real, right?"
"Miss Wen Xue, you must be joking, aren't you?"
"Aren't you my big brother's friend?"
"Weren't you the one who brought us here?" Bai Yunqing continued asking.
"That's exactly why I need to deal with you only after Chu Feng has seen you alive and well."
"Otherwise, if you were to die, wouldn't he suspect me?"
Boom — The moment these words left Wen Xue's mouth, a burst of teleportation energy appeared, freeing Bai Yunqing from Wen Xue's grip.
It was Bai Yunqing's protective treasure.
But it only landed a short distance away from Wen Xue.
"I've already set up countermeasures. Even if you have a teleportation formation, you won't escape," Wen Xue told Bai Yunqing.
But Bai Yunqing actually dropped to his knees before Wen Xue.
"Miss Wen Xue, if you must kill someone, then kill me."
"Please, I'm begging you — let Miss Li Wu go."
"I know that my, Bai Yunqing's, face means nothing to you."
"But for the sake of my big brother Chu Feng's face... could you?"