"Hall Master, we can't let these people of unknown origin follow us."
Before Chen Jinshi could speak, a rather handso young man in the group with sharp brows and bright eyes spoke up first.
After he spoke, many others chid in with their agreent.
"Peng is right. Out here in the wilderness, you can't trust people you don't know."
"Who knows what they're plotting? We'd be better off heading out on our own."
You Yun frowned, and the smile on Chu Qingyun's face faded slightly.
They ant no harm; they simply wanted to follow the people from this martial arts hall out of the forest.
Being guarded against like thieves for no reason would make anyone upset.
"This..."
Hall Master Chen Jinshi felt a bit helpless.
Although he was the Hall Master, he couldn't go against the will of the group. If everyone was against it, he couldn't just force his own way.
But the two of them gave him a faint sense of threat. From Chu Qingyun, he could vaguely feel a sharp aura.
From You Yun, however, he couldn't sense any aura at all, as if he were just an ordinary person. But this, paradoxically, made him even more uneasy.
'An ordinary person would never venture this deep into the Mist Forest. That leaves only one possibility: You Yun's strength is so great that I can't sense her aura at all!'
Just then, a young woman from the group behind the Hall Master spoke up. "Father, just let them follow us. I think they're just lost. They don't seem like bad people."
Chu Qingyun looked over and saw a girl of about seventeen or eighteen. With bright eyes and pearly teeth, she was a budding beauty, though she had a sowhat cool and detached air about her.
Her words were clearly effective. The others' resistance to Chu Qingyun and You Yun noticeably weakened.
Peng Gang, the one who had initially objected, moved his lips but ultimately said nothing. He had been pursuing Chen Lengyu and didn't want to oppose her.
Hall Master Chen Jinshi laughed heartily and seized the opportunity. "Haha, in that case, let's all go together! We were on our way out anyway."
Chu Qingyun and You Yun were both utterly speechless.
'To need his own daughter to convince everyone on a small matter like bringing two people along... this Hall Master is really sothing else.'
"Thank you, miss," Chu Qingyun said to Chen Lengyu with a smile, following behind Chen Jinshi.
Chen Lengyu nodded but said nothing.
But Peng Gang piped up again. He sized up Chu Qingyun and You Yun and said coldly, "I don't care who you two are, but once we're out of the Mist Forest, you leave. You'd better not get any funny ideas. Our Golden Lion Martial Arts Hall is not to be trifled with."
Chu Qingyun glanced at him, not bothering to respond.
'A re Level One Martial Artist. With my strength, I could kill two of him with a single slap.'
As for You Yun, she didn't even deign to glance at him, ignoring him completely.
Being ignored, Peng Gang's expression turned ugly. But there was nothing he could do. He just snorted coldly and started muttering sothing to the two people beside him.
After this brief interlude, the group from the Golden Lion Martial Arts Hall continued on their way.
Along the way, Chu Qingyun discovered that although Hall Master Chen Jinshi lacked the charisma to command his martial arts hall, he was a good person.
He was the one clearing the path at the front the entire ti. Whenever anything happened, he was the first to rush over and check, and he treated everyone with a smile.
Peng Gang, on the other hand, acted high and mighty, as if he were the Hall Master.
A group of over a dozen people was considered a relatively large party in the Mist Forest.
The biggest problem with a larger group was that it more easily attracted the attention of Demon Beasts.
Within two hours of Chu Qingyun and You Yun joining the Golden Lion Martial Arts Hall's group, they were attacked by Demon Beasts four tis.
Fortunately, the Demon Beasts that appeared weren't very strong, and all four tis, Chen Jinshi and his people managed to drive them off.
But the peace didn't last long before another Demon Beast appeared.
This ti, it was a Tier Two Demon Beast Chu Qingyun had killed before: an Ice-toothed Leopard.
The Ice-toothed Leopard was extrely cunning and adept at hiding in the shadows to launch sneak attacks.
Chen Jinshi, Peng Gang, and Chen Lengyu led everyone from the Golden Lion Martial Arts Hall in a group attack. Even with over a dozen people surrounding it, they only managed to kill the Ice-toothed Leopard after Chen Lengyu was injured.
Chen Lengyu was beautiful, talented in martial arts, and the Hall Master's daughter. She was, you could say, the dream goddess for many of the n in the Golden Lion Martial Arts Hall.
Now that she was injured, many of them were quite upset.
"Haha, it's just a small wound, nothing serious. For Martial Artists, getting injured is unavoidable," Chen Jinshi said with a laugh as he bandaged Chen Lengyu's wound. He didn't forget to add to Peng Gang, "Peng Gang, take so n and butcher the Ice-toothed Leopard. See if there's a Demon Core. Bring back the pelt and those four ice teeth; they'll sell for a good number of Primordial Stones."
"The pelt and ice teeth can be sold for money?" Upon hearing this, Chu Qingyun looked at You Yun.
You Yun rolled her eyes helplessly. "Rarity determines value. The pelt of a Demon Beast is a luxury item, so of course it can be sold. As for the ice teeth, they have even more uses."
"But Chu Qingyun, you're considered super rich among Martial Artists now. Can you please stop caring about such paltry profits?"
Chu Qingyun was speechless. 'This is the difference in mindset between soone from a great house and soone from a small mountain village like .'
'Soone who's never had to break a single Lower Grade Primordial Stone in half to spend it could never understand the aning of being frugal.'
Just then, Qi Gang suddenly pointed at Chu Qingyun and You Yun, fuming. "You two! It was one thing for you not to help just now, but now that Leng Yu is injured, you still have the nerve to stand there joking around!"
You Yun snorted and, in her disguised hoarse voice, said, "What business is it of yours if we're joking? Your Hall Master and your Young Miss haven't said a word. Who do you think you are, yelling and screaming over here?"
This was the last straw. Peng Gang, a re Martial Artist, yelling in her face for the third ti, was about to truly anger her.
"You..."
Peng Gang started to say sothing more, but Chen Lengyu cut him off. "Peng Gang, shut up! Whether they decide to help or not is their business. It has nothing to do with you!"
During the fight, the observant Chen Lengyu had noticed that both Chu Qingyun and You Yun had looked completely calm, without a hint of worry.
'This ant that they didn't see a Tier Two Demon Beast like the Ice-toothed Leopard as a threat at all!'
'It wasn't that they were afraid to act, but that they found it beneath them and couldn't be bothered!'
Peng Gang snorted angrily and shot You Yun a venomous glare.
You Yun's expression darkened. Paired with the sallow, long face of the middle-aged man her disguise created, she looked even more sinister. A faint killing intent began to emanate from her.
Chu Qingyun placed a hand on her shoulder and said in a low voice, "Let it go. We still need to follow them out of the forest. It wouldn't be good to kill one of their people."
You Yun thought for a mont, then gave a stifled grunt and suppressed her killing intent.
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