"Sister!" A bolt of lightning flashed through Zhang Ergou's mind.
A peerless figure appeared in his thoughts, gradually merging with the Chi Yu before him.
Suddenly, Zhang Ergou felt an unbearable bitterness in his mouth.
"Master, my martial aunt, who is your sister, does she look exactly like you?"
Zhang Ergou didn't know how much courage it took him to ask this question.
If the answer was affirmative, he would flee at all costs and never stay on Ling Yu Peak again.
If the woman named Chi Ling found out that he was the young man who had spent a night with her in the Demonic Beast Forest.
She would absolutely not let him go. Zhang Ergou had already decided that as soon as Chi Yu confirmed it, he would make up a lie and escape.
He had even thought of several excuses.
"You'll know when you see her, you brat!" Chi Yu did not answer directly, but instead flicked Zhang Ergou's forehead.
Zhang Ergou forced a bitter smile and followed Chi Yu closely towards a cave dwelling.
That cave dwelling was likely where his yet-unmet martial aunt was in seclusion.
...
"Master, how much longer until Martial Aunt comes out of seclusion?"
Having already stood before the cave dwelling for nearly half an hour, watching the silent entrance, Zhang Ergou looked up at Chi Yu.
"Logically, it should be time for her to emerge. Could something have gone wrong with Ling'er's seclusion?"
Chi Yu also frowned. According to her calculations, today was the day Chi Ling was supposed to emerge from seclusion, but they had waited so long and still heard no sound from within the cave.
"Perhaps Martial Aunt is in a critical stage of her cultivation and won't emerge today."
Zhang Ergou made conversation, finding himself incredibly bored from waiting.
*Hum!*
Suddenly, just as Zhang Ergou was nodding off from boredom, a humming sound came, and the cave dwelling before them emitted a brilliant radiance.
A sharp and terrifying aura emanated from within the cave. Fortunately, Chi Yu shielded him, and Zhang Ergou was not harmed by the fearsome aura.
Zhang Ergou stared at the cave dwelling, the source of the disturbance, with absolute shock.
Chi Yu had never revealed her true cultivation level to him, so he had never had a clear understanding of it.
Now, feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the cave, Zhang Ergou finally realized the vast gap between himself and them.
The radiance from the cave dwelling gradually dimmed, but Zhang Ergou's shock did not lessen in the slightest.
"Sister, I am out of seclusion." Then, a pleasant voice sounded, and a peerless figure floated out of the cave dwelling.
"Hm?" Suddenly, Chi Ling saw Zhang Ergou standing beside Chi Yu, and her beautiful face instantly turned icy.
"Scoundrel, truly searching high and low, you dare to appear here, you little thief." All joy from emerging from seclusion vanished from Chi Ling's face.
Before Zhang Ergou could react, she grabbed him tightly by the neck.
Zhang Ergou was lifted high, his face turning red, veins bulging on his forehead. Due to the suddenness of the event, even Chi Yu beside him didn't react in time.
"Martial Aunt, what are you doing?" Zhang Ergou had already recognized this as the woman he had met in the Demonic Beast Forest.
But now, no matter what, he couldn't admit it and could only try to bluff his way through.
Therefore, even with his neck choked, Zhang Ergou maintained an innocent expression.
"Martial Aunt?" A flicker of confusion flashed in Chi Ling's eyes, but it was quickly overwhelmed by anger.
"Scoundrel, who is your martial aunt?" As she spoke, Chi Ling tightened her grip on Zhang Ergou's neck.
"Ling'er, what are you doing? Ergou is my new disciple. You've been in seclusion for the past few days, so I haven't brought him to see you."
Chi Yu reacted and quickly explained, hoping Chi Ling would let Zhang Ergou go first.
However, Chi Ling, consumed by rage, wouldn't listen to her.
"You scoundrel, you dare try to deceive me? You're my sister's disciple, tell me, what is your intention?"
Chi Ling had every reason to suspect Zhang Ergou of having ulterior motives.
From their encounter in the Demonic Beast Forest to him now becoming her sister's disciple, was all of this a coincidence?
Chi Ling's grip on Zhang Ergou's neck did not loosen; it only tightened.
"Cough, cough!"
Zhang Ergou coughed with difficulty, his face turning purplish-blue from the lack of air.
"Ling'er, stop quickly." Seeing Zhang Ergou's breathing grow weaker, Chi Yu quickly called out.
Zhang Ergou was deeply touched. His master truly cared for him.
This woman, who looked exactly like his master, now appeared like a demon in Zhang Ergou's eyes.
Without rhyme or reason, she was trying to take his life.
It was the same in the Demonic Beast Forest, and it was the same here.
Looking at the two peerless figures before him, Zhang Ergou's heart churned like a stormy sea.
Just as he had suspected, the beautiful senior he had met in the Demonic Beast Forest was indeed Chi Yu's sister.
It was too late to escape now. How could he get through this situation?
"Ling'er, quickly let go of Ergou. He is my disciple." Seeing that Chi Ling still refused to release him, Chi Yu spoke again.
"Sister?" Chi Ling turned and looked at Chi Yu with confusion. "You say this brat is truly your disciple?"
Clearly, she had thought Zhang Ergou was lying just now.
This young man who had spent a night with her in the cave of the Demonic Beast Forest was actually her sister's disciple.
Chi Ling felt her mind slow down by half a beat.
"That's right. While you were in seclusion, I went to the outer sect to find suitable candidates. This brat looked promising, so I took him as my disciple."
Chi Yu pointed at Zhang Ergou, who had been released by Chi Ling, and explained.
Afraid that Chi Ling might go berserk again, Zhang Ergou had already hidden behind Chi Yu.
"Sister, today, I don't care who he is, I will kill this little scoundrel!" Chi Ling's eyes flashed with cold light as she glared ferociously at Zhang Ergou behind Chi Yu.
"What did this boy do to you that you must kill him to feel appeased?" Chi Yu looked at her sister with bewilderment.
"He...!" Chi Ling glared fiercely at Zhang Ergou, and her face suddenly turned crimson.
She didn't know how to explain. Should she tell her sister that she had spent a night with this little scoundrel in the Demonic Beast Forest?
How could she possibly say it? But if she didn't explain, her sister would never allow her to kill Zhang Ergou.
In an instant, Chi Ling's mind was in turmoil. She needed a reason to kill someone.
However, her reason was inexplicably difficult to articulate.
"I don't care, I will kill this scoundrel!" Chi Ling cried out sharply and reached out to grab Zhang Ergou behind Chi Yu.