She weakly lifted her eyes, gazing up at the man who was as graceful as jade.

  Her heart was a whirl of emotions.

  Once again, she had fallen into the hands of this demon.

  "Lin Hao, what... what do you want?"

  Lin Hao's lips curled into a cold smile as he said, "Your life isn't worth exging for spirit stones."

  With Shui Ling'er not by his side, he was already simmering with anger, and being stantly hunted only fueled his rage further.

  The woman before him appeared at just the right moment.

  Feeling the man's fiery gaze, Wang Shihan's heart tightened, knowing she wouldn't escape today.

  However, with so many eyes watg, how could she ever hold her head high in the sect if she were taken away?

  "Lin Hao, I beg you, don't take me away."

  "What? You like being watched?"

  Watched? Wang Shihan was momentarily stunned, and before she could react, she was hoisted up by the man.

  Wang Ben's eyes were filled with fury. The woman he loved was being taken by another man, and he didn't o think hard to know what would happen.

  He was mad with hatred, but could only rage helplessly.

  After their enter, he felt that Lin Hao had grown stronger, and the gap between their powers had widened.

  As Lin Hao had said, even at his peak, he might not be able to withstand a single blow from him.

  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel disheartened.

  ...

  "Too eous, Lin the demon is tant!"

  "Stealing demon cores, seizing spirit stones, and even insulting the purity of female cultivators, he's worse than the Demon Path!"

  "Who wouldn't agree? My newly formed Dao panion was taken by him before I even touched her."

  "Please, Fairy Ning, stand up for us!"

  "Please, Fairy Ning, take charge!"

  Lin Hao's retaliation had ehe crowd, and they cmored against him, wishing they could tear him apart!

  But despite their hatred, they couldn't kill Lin Hao, nor did they dare offend Master Feng because of it.

  So, they had to rely on Ning Qingxue.

  However, this beloved disciple of the Sect Leader seemed distracted, her bright eyes ruly fog on anyone.

  It wasn't until someone bravely reminded her that she returo her senses, her gaze cool aached.

  "You all should know by now, Lin Hao's strength grows with each battle, and his movements are more elusive; it's nearly impossible to catch him.

  With your strength, it's very difficult to eliminate him.

  Moreover, he knows he 't beat me, so he never fronts me."

  The crowd looked troubled; Fairy Ning's words made perfect sense, but what could they do?

  Seeing their expressions, Ning Qingxue couldn't help but shake her head slightly. Rely oo make decisions?

  "No matter how ing Lin Hao is, there are ways to subdue him."

  "If we 't capture him, we use external forces, like a bounty and inviting experts from other sects."

  The crowd's eyes lit up, thinking it was an excellent idea, and couldn't help but admire Fairy Ning's wisdom.

  So, they all began to ftter her.

  Ning Qingxue disliked such behavior and excused herself, saying she had other matters to attend to, a.

  In a cave at Hanging Coffin Ge, clothes and shoes were scattered all over the pce.

  Wang Shihan's eyes were vat, devoid of any light.

  Once again, she had been taken by that despicable Lin thief...

  In her pale hand y a low-grade spirit stone.

  Lin Hao leisurely dressed himself, gng back at the woman.

  "If you 't resist, you might as well go with the flow."

  The woman's brow furrowed slightly, and she immediately ched the low-grade spirit stone in her hand.

  She didn't stubbornly decre that she could be killed but not humiliated; she just looked at the man's back with hatred.

  Though she said she hated him, there was an inexplicable emotion in her gaze.

  Lin Hao pretended not to notice. After his experiences with Li Qiushui and Cui Qing'er, he wouldn't easily develop feelings for women.

  Unless, like Shui Lihey stayed by his side unwaveringly and were of great help to him, only then would he cherish them.

  ...

  "Have you heard? The Xuan Yi disciples have offered a huge bounty to capture Lin the demon."

  "How much is the bounty?"

  "Five hundred sed-tier demon cores!"

  "Moreover, Lin the demon has been plundering all the way, and the demon cores on him are tless."

  "Just capturing Lin the demon could get you into the top ten of this petition."

  "It's worth a try, but I've heard that Lin the demon is at the peak of Foundatioablishment, which might be hard to handle."

  "So what? Even if Lin the demon had three heads and six arms, how could he escape a siege?"

  A group of cultivators in different Dao robes gathered, discussing the Xuan Yi's bounty on Lin Hao, all very tempted.

  Lin Hao, mixed in with the crowd, couldn't help but twitch his face as he listened.

  These bastards, they really spared no expeo capture me!

  Anyone who didn't know might think I slept with their mothers and stole their wives!

  His face darkened. Sihey wao capture him, he would show them his prowess.

  ...

  In the Demon King's Valley, a breathtaking figure emerged from the mist.

  " the Demon really be trusted?"

  The stunning person murmured softly.

  She was her thatle fox who had once had a e with Lin Hao in the Demon Lock Tower.

  After the i with Cui Qihe simple-minded little fox dared not easily trust her fellow demons.

  She hurried along and soon reached the agreed location.

  Seeing Ning Qingxue, her fox-like face was full of disbelief.

  Both women were dressed in white, both stunningly beautiful, the only difference being that one ure and unmatched, the other charming and alluring.

  In terms of looks, they were evenly matched.

  But Ning Qingxue had an air of abstihat the little fox cked, which more easily stirred a man's desire to quer.

  The little fox g the other's blood-stained shoulder, her expression plex as she said, "Ning Qingxue, should I call you the chief disciple of the Xuan Yi, or... sister?"

  Before Ning Qingxue could reply, the little fox tio question her.

  "Have you stayed with the human race so long that you think you're one of them? How you help them plot against your own kind?"

  "Have you fotten what our parents told you on their deathbed?"

  "Or have you bee so enamored with your position as the chief disciple that you refuse to e here and suffer?"

  Faced with the little fox's aggressive questioning, Ning Qingxue remained silent.

  After a moment, she finally spoke leisurely, "This time, the Xuan Yi is leading the Demo Hunting petition, and hteous sects have sent many Golden Elixir elders to secretly protect their disciples."

  "If that white tiger was arrogant and got killed by the humans, it only bme itself."

  "Also, I'm here to inform you that I've created another opportunity for you. I've already uhe disciples of various sects to encircle Lin Hao. This time, there are even more disciples than st time. It's up to you whether you ha. If you're only going to send a few weaklings, don't bother ing."

  The little fox bit her lip, her expressioremely plex.

  The Green Mountain Demon King had seo ect with the human traitor, and she never expected the person to be her sister.

  "Ning Qingxue, I no lorust you, but I will report this to Father."

  With that, Ning Qingxue grabbed her sword without a sheath and prepared to leave.

  Does this woman not care about sisterly bonds at all?

  The little fox's eyes held a trace of sorrow.

  She hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "Sister, how did you bee like this, so cold?"

  "Cold to the point where I don't reize you."

  "Do you know, I risked sneaking into the Xuan Yi just to see you, and was captured and imprisoned in the Demon Lock Tower, yet you never came to see me."

  "Those human scum knew my identity and mocked me daily. I 't believe you didn't hear about it."

  "At that time, I wished my sister would e to see me and take me away from that dark pce."

  "If there's nothing else, I'm leaving," Ning Qingxue said coldly.

  The little fox's face was full of disappoi.

  She sighed softly a iion.

  Peerjun