A short while later, the stinging sensation finally faded. A wry smile touched Xu Luo's lips. 'Qiushuiduan hid this little girl well,' he thought. 'If I didn't have this particular skill, it would've been impossible to find her among all these obstacles.'
Besides, other people passing through here wouldn't be paying close attention to the sound of breathing from below. After all, plenty of animals could be breathing down there, so no one would normally pay it any mind.
"Qiushuiduan, just give it up. We won't let you in!" a woman in a long yellow dress said in a heavy voice, her face cold as she stared at the white-haired, white-robed man.
"You are no longer a disciple of Merak. Merak will never open its gates to you!" another woman in a white dress sneered. "As for the Sect Leader you're so fixated on, she has already succumbed to cultivation deviation. Even if you were to see her, it would be meaningless!"
