Are there other people in this array?
Long Yunhui and Yuan Shu exchanged a glance and quickly walked toward the direction of the voice.
Soon, they saw Zhai Shuo and Su Lingxi at the other end of the array.
"Second Senior Brother? Junior Sister?"
Long Yunhui turned his head to look at Yuan Shu before walking toward the two.
At that time, Su Lingxi was clutching her right hand, her face showing pain.
Looking closely, the bones of her right fingers had been injured by something unknown, and blood was dripping from between her fingers.
Beside her, Zhai Shuo frowned and was handing her hemostatic medicine.
Seeing Yuan Shu and Long Yunhui, both of them froze for a moment, clearly not expecting to see them here.
"Third Senior Brother!"
Su Lingxi instinctively feigned weakness, lifting her pale, pitiful little face to look at Long Yunhui.
These senior brothers were all targets for her to build affection with; she couldn't favor one over the other!
But this Yuan Shu, why did she have to annoyingly tag along?
Su Lingxi was displeased, but in front of Long Yunhui and Zhai Shuo, she didn't dare say anything.
"Third Junior Brother, Seventh Junior Sister."
Zhai Shuo also stood up, cupping his hands in greeting to the two, and then quickly asked, "How did you also end up in this array?"
"Also?" Long Yunhui and Yuan Shu exchanged a glance and looked at Zhai Shuo.
Zhai Shuo quickly nodded, "Yes, we were investigating the Death Demon Forest earlier. Just as we reached the shelter in that direction, we suddenly entered here."
"The same goes for us. We were walking in the forest and just ended up here."
Long Yunhui also spoke, briefly explaining what happened, and then asked at the end.
"By the way, did you spot any demons?"
Zhai Shuo and Su Lingxi exchanged a glance, and this time Su Lingxi spoke up.
"We did, so many demons! I don't know what they were doing, but there were a lot of them!"
As Su Lingxi spoke, the expression on her face became increasingly fearful.
"Third Senior Brother, we won't be discovered by the demons, will we?"
"If we were discovered by the demons, then I'm afraid we wouldn't just simply be trapped right now," Long Yunhui said slowly.
Beside him, Zhai Shuo also nodded in agreement. "The orthodox immortal sects and the demons are irreconcilable. If they really found us trapped in the array, they would have attacked long ago."
"However, being trapped like this isn't a solution either. The perimeter of this array has energy that dissolves spiritual power. We must find a way to leave here as soon as possible."
Long Yunhui and Zhai Shuo stepped aside to discuss a way to break the array and find an exit.
"Seventh Senior Sister, sit here."
Yuan Shu glanced at Su Lingxi, who wore a fake smile on her face, curled her lips, and didn't refuse. She walked over and found a rock to sit on.
"Seventh Senior Sister, you never used to like coming out with anyone other than Sixth Senior Brother. Why did you agree to come with Third Senior Brother this time?"
As soon as Yuan Shu sat down, Su Lingxi looked over with a smile.
Her hand was still wrapped in gauze. Because the medicine had just been applied, the wound hurt, and it occasionally twitched slightly.
Yuan Shu's expression was indifferent. "Orders from our master cannot be disobeyed."
Su Lingxi's expression stiffened. She thought bringing up Shu Linyuan would make Yuan Shu angry.
She didn't expect Yuan Shu to be so calm.
"Cough, it's all because Master arranged things randomly that Seventh Senior Sister was separated from Sixth Senior Brother. Otherwise, you could have been together..."
"Junior Sister, gossiping about Master behind his back is an act of gross insubordination."
Before Su Lingxi could finish her sentence, she was interrupted again by Yuan Shu's indifferent voice.
Su Lingxi's expression stiffened again, and her eyes widened.
Wait, the old Yuan Shu used to speak ill of Lu Guichen behind his back too; she had secretly witnessed it several times.
What was she pretending for now?
Su Lingxi was a bit angry, but thinking of Zhai Shuo and Long Yunhui nearby, she gritted her teeth and held it in.
"Seventh Senior Sister, please don't mind. Previously, Sixth Senior Brother gave me advancement pills and a promotion artifact. I wanted to refuse, but Sixth Senior Brother said they were all suitable for me, so I had no choice but to accept them..."
"Mm."
Su Lingxi babbled on and on. The general idea was that Shu Linyuan had taken care of her before, given her things, and showed concern for her well-being.
After talking for a long time, she didn't expect Yuan Shu, who was half-leaning against the tree trunk behind her, to just give a faint response without the slightest change in expression.
It was as if everything Su Lingxi said was just an insignificant topic!
Su Lingxi's eyes widened slightly.
Hasn't Yuan Shu been close to Shu Linyuan recently?
Hearing all this, she wasn't angry or throwing a fit?
If she didn't get angry and throw a fit, how would Senior Brother Zhai Shuo and Senior Brother Long Yunhui come to despise her?
Seeing Yuan Shu and Long Yunhui so close, Su Lingxi had wanted to repeat her old trick and provoke Yuan Shu into a rage.
Men, after all, hated women who threw temper tantrums randomly without regarding the situation.
Right now, everyone was trapped in this array. If Yuan Shu got angry and scolded her or hit her, it would definitely cause those two men to be disgusted.
But she didn't expect Yuan Shu to remain so calm the whole time.
"Seventh Senior Sister, Sixth Senior Brother came to see me alone that day, saying the pastries I made were delicious and asking for some, so I made some with him..."
Yuan Shu raised an eyebrow. Shu Linyuan had gone to see Su Lingxi? And made pastries with her?
Unlikely.
A while ago, Shu Linyuan had gone down the mountain with Shen Qi. They had just returned a few days ago, and he had been loitering in her courtyard, refusing to leave.
If the sect didn't have some important matters that required him and Shen Qi to handle, they probably would have stayed in her courtyard forever.
She hadn't heard that Shu Linyuan went to find Su Lingxi. Mainly, he really didn't have the time!
Yuan Shu's gaze slowly fell on Su Lingxi's face.
The young girl was young and not very good at hiding her emotions. Her curved eyes were full of anticipation for her reaction!
Anticipating her getting angry?
Yuan Shu's gaze couldn't help but fall on Long Yunhui and Zhai Shuo not far away.
In the past, when Su Lingxi tried to drive a wedge between her and Shu Linyuan, she was quite good at using this method of pretending to be an innocent little white flower being bullied.
Repeating her old tricks now?
Yuan Shu looked at her for a long while and suddenly said, "Did you sleep with him?"
"W-what did you say?"
Su Lingxi thought she had misheard. She choked on her own saliva before widening her eyes and asking back.
Yuan Shu curled her lips, "What, your hand is injured, and your ears don't work well either?"
"H-how can you talk about Sixth Senior Brother like that? You... you have no shame!"
Su Lingxi reacted, flying into a rage out of humiliation. She glared with wide eyes, angry and ashamed.
Yuan Shu laughed instead. "Since you haven't, then why are you prancing around in front of me? Let's talk when you actually manage to sleep with him."
Yuan Shu shrugged and lazily adjusted herself into a comfortable posture to lean back.
The journey through the forest had been long, and she was tired. She had even less time to deal with the novel's female protagonist.
Leaving Su Lingxi alone with her pretty face flushed red, full of anger.
This Yuan Shu, how come she never noticed before that she was so shameless?
What kind of words were those?
What did she mean by slept with him?
What did she mean by let's talk when you actually manage to sleep with him?
What did she take Sixth Senior Brother for?
Just then, Zhai Shuo and Long Yunhui walked back.
"Seventh Junior Sister, Junior Sister, Third Junior Brother and I have decided on a route. Follow me from now on."
The one speaking was Zhai Shuo.
He was tall and muscular, and his sturdy body looked quite powerful.
Yuan Shu, however, looked up and glanced at him a couple more times.
