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Fortunately, Luo Bingbing and her companions moved quickly; otherwise, the food and soup on the table would have splashed all over them.
After someone knocked his food away, Shadowless immediately approached him to argue.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Can't you watch where you're walking?"
Hearing this, the Young Man turned around and, upon seeing Luo Bingbing beside Shadowless, he exclaimed joyfully, "Princess! I've finally found you!"
As soon as the people around heard the word "Princess," they realized that this group was not ordinary and discreetly began to pay their respects.
Luo Bingbing noticed him staring directly at her and understood he was speaking to her. She frowned slightly and coldly replied, "You've mistaken me for someone else."
"No, look! I even have your portrait here! I know you are the only princess of Mohan Kingdom, the one from Silver Moon Kingdom..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Luo Bingbing quickly sealed his mouth with her Ability. However, upon hearing that she was the only princess of Mohan Kingdom, the crowd immediately deduced that she must be the current Empress of Silver Moon Kingdom.
Consequently, everyone around knelt down before them, loudly proclaiming, "Commoners pay their respects to the Empress! Long live the Empress!"
Just as they were about to bow to the Young Man in the Blue Brocade Robe, Luo Bingbing suddenly teleported them away from there.
They reappeared in an empty place, and Luo Bingbing immediately addressed the Young Man. "You must be a prince of Mohan Kingdom, right? Please be more careful with your words in the future."
After a brief pause, she continued, "If you want others to know your identity, then go ahead and announce it yourself. Don't drag me into it."
Upon hearing Luo Bingbing's words, the Young Man quickly replied, "I'm sorry, Princess! I didn't mean to. My name is Yelü Qi. After hearing about you from my royal brother, I was very impressed. I specifically sneaked out to find you. When I finally found you, I got so excited that I forgot about everyone around me."
Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed. Luo Bingbing raised an eyebrow slightly and instructed Shadowless to check on him.
Following his master's command, Shadowless walked over to the Young Man's side, crouched down, and took his pulse directly.
After checking the pulse, he realized that the Young Man had suffered severe internal injuries and had not eaten for several days, which caused him to faint.
He then detailed the Young Man's physical condition to Luo Bingbing.
“Mink, give him a healing pill.”
“Yes, Master.” As soon as the words were spoken, Mink immediately walked over to Yelü Qi's side, took out a small white bottle from his pocket, and poured out a milky-white pill for him to take.
Knowing his identity, Luo Bingbing felt she could not ignore him any longer, so she instructed Shadowless to carry him and they all headed to a nearby Tavern.
Upon arriving at the Tavern and requesting a guest room, they stayed inside that room.
Luo Bingbing did not want Yelü Qi to be a burden, so she quietly used her Ability to heal his body.
Before long, Yelü Qi woke up.
Seeing that he was awake, Luo Bingbing instructed Shadowless to call for the waiter to bring food, and soon they all gathered to eat together.
When Yelü Qi heard there was food after waking up, he was overjoyed, completely unaware that his body had healed.
Although he was very hungry, he did not gobble down the food; instead, he ate elegantly, perhaps due to his upbringing.
After a satisfying meal, just as Luo Bingbing was about to part ways with Yelü Qi, a group of men in black suddenly burst into the tavern.
This group of men seemed to have received news about Yelü Qi's presence in the tavern and headed straight for the room where Luo Bingbing and the others were located.
Hearing the footsteps, Luo Bingbing and her companions realized that uninvited guests had arrived at the tavern and that their intentions were not good.
They had always dealt with those who dared to trouble them with lethal force; thus, they did not hide or leave.
After the black-clad men rushed into their room, Shadowless took immediate action. The gap in power was simply too great, so Shadowless alone was enough to eliminate those black-clad men in an instant.
Yelü Qi wanted to help, but before he could make a move, all the black-clad men had already been taken care of by Shadowless.
Once the black-clad men were dealt with, Luo Bingbing said to the group, "This place is not safe for long. We should leave quickly to avoid exposing our identities."
Both Shadowless and Mink nodded in agreement after hearing Little One's words.
Thus, Luo Bingbing led them out of the Tavern. However, as they were leaving, Luo Bingbing instructed Mink to give some silver to the Innkeeper and urged him to leave quickly.
Afterward, Luo Bingbing took them to a nearby small grove.
Once there, Luo Bingbing said to Yelü Qi, "Fifth Prince, we should part ways here! Go back the way you came; we have matters to attend to!"
"That won't do. You just helped me deal with those assassins, and I haven't properly thanked you yet! How about this? Princess, since you have things to do, count me in. I'll accompany you."
Upon hearing this, Luo Bingbing directly replied, "No."
Mink, standing nearby, disdainfully added, "With your skills, it's better if you don't."
"Who says my skills are lacking? How about we have a contest? If you win, I'll obediently return to Mohan Kingdom. If I win, you have to agree to let me follow you."
Luo Bingbing knew he was Yelü Yan's biological younger brother. Because Yelü Yan had protected him so well, he remained quite innocent. If she could protect him now, it would put Yelü Yan in her debt.
Thinking this, she subtly signaled Mink to agree to his request.
However, she also knew that Mink would win; Mink's martial arts were far superior to Yelü Qi's.
After receiving her master's approval, Mink agreed to the challenge. The two then began their contest while Luo Bingbing secretly used her Ability to communicate with An Ruo Ran and asked where she was at that moment.
After knowing the location of An Ruo Ran, Luo Bingbing instructed Shadowless to keep an eye on them while she used her Ability to teleport away to fetch An Ruo Ran.
However, when she returned to the small grove with An Ruo Ran, Yelv Qi immediately ran up to her and said, "Princess, I won against her!"
Upon hearing his words, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but show a puzzled expression and quickly asked Mink, "Mink, what exactly happened?"
Mink hesitated and stammered in response, "It... it... subordinate... subordinate..."
Seeing her inability to explain, Luo Bingbing waved her hand and turned her gaze towards Shadowless, signaling him to clarify.
Shadowless, noticing the Little One's gaze, immediately said, "Reporting to my master, after Mink exchanged over fifty moves with him, she cornered him. Just when Mink was about to win, he suddenly lost his balance on the tree and took advantage of Mink's moment of distraction to grab her and... and pinned her down, so..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Luo Bingbing interrupted him with a wave of her hand. She could guess what happened next without him saying more.
At this moment, Mink's head hung even lower. She had actually lost this match and felt ashamed to face Luo Bingbing and the others.
Understanding her feelings at that moment, Luo Bingbing intentionally walked over to her side and patted her back, indicating that she shouldn't take it to heart and just be more careful next time.
But words once spoken are like water spilled; they cannot be taken back. Thus, in the end, Luo Bingbing had no choice but to take Yelv Qi with her to Ghost Valley.
However, she had her own plan in mind: once they arrived at Ghost Valley, she would secretly instruct the people from Ghost Gate to send him back to Mohan Kingdom.
But as the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes.
Not long after they entered Ghost Valley and climbed the first peak, they saw a girl in red running towards them along with an old man.
In a short while, the girl in red and the old man reached the foot of their mountain.
At this moment, Luo Bingbing was already quite certain that the old man was the Third Elder of Ghost Gate, but she had no idea who the Red-Clad Woman was.
At that moment, the old man had already seen Luo Bingbing and was about to take a detour, but the Red-Clad Woman flew directly towards them.
Seeing this, the old man realized he could not stop it in time. Moreover, since Luo Bingbing, the leader, was right there, it would not be appropriate to avoid her. Therefore, he decided not to take a detour.
Before long, the young woman in red and the old man arrived before them. However, under Luo Bingbing's subtle indication, the Third Elder of the Ghost Gate did not bow to her.
Nevertheless, Luo Bingbing asked him about some matters. Just as the Third Elder was explaining the reasons, Luo Bingbing noticed a Black Sphere appearing not far away, with countless ants crawling on its surface.
Upon seeing that Black Sphere formed by millions of ants coming together into a large ball, Luo Bingbing waved her hand to interrupt the Third Elder's words and pointed at the Black Sphere, saying, "That must be why you all ran so fast?"
Hearing her words, everyone followed her gaze and saw a Black Sphere rapidly rolling towards their location. It was capable of moving uphill and downhill.
Wherever it passed, whether flowers, grass, trees, or other insects and creatures would completely vanish, leaving only a clean ground behind.
Luo Bingbing had seen similar descriptions in books from the Twenty-First Century but had never encountered one in person. However, she felt more assured than others.
On the other hand, Shadowless and Mink had never heard of or seen anything like it before; their expressions were grave, especially Yelü Qi.
Realizing the urgency of the situation and not knowing the identity of the Red-Clad Woman, Luo Bingbing decided to let Mink take Yelü Qi to Ghost Valley and send him back to Mohan Kingdom to hand him over to Yelü Yan.
Initially, both of them were reluctant and insisted on staying by Luo Bingbing's side. But when An Ruo Ran said, "If both of you stay here, you'll only hold us back," they reconsidered.
"I know my own abilities; I won't be a burden to you," Mink immediately retorted.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Luo Bingbing pointed at Yelü Qi and said, "What about him? If he follows us, we will have to divide our attention to save him. Don't forget we have other matters to attend to."
After hearing what the Little One said, both Mink and Yelü Qi stopped insisting.
However, when Yelü Qi was leaving, he requested that after Luo Bingbing completed her tasks this time, she must visit Mohan Kingdom to see him; otherwise, he would find every possible way to return and look for her on his way back.
Luo Bingbing thought to herself that since Mink was there, it wouldn't hurt to go over and bring Mink back.
So, she agreed to his request. Soon after, Mink led Yelü Qi toward the Gates of the Valley, leaving Ghost Valley behind.
After Mink and the others left, Luo Bingbing spoke to the Third Elder at the Ghost Gate, saying, "This place is closer to the Gates of the Valley, and there's a small town not far outside. We can't let that 'big ball' get near the Gates of the Valley, so we need to lure it into Ghost Valley."
The Third Elder nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Then, the five of them immediately headed toward the Ant Ball. Once they reached a certain distance, they quickly turned around and ran toward the center of Ghost Valley.
They ran ahead while the ants chased closely behind, and the distance between them was closing rapidly.
Since the Red-Clad Woman was present, Luo Bingbing couldn't use her Ability and continued to run alongside them.
However, because their martial arts skills were quite high, they managed to keep the Ant Ball far behind.
Seeing that the Red-Clad Woman's martial arts could actually compare with An Ruo Ran's made Luo Bingbing secretly speculate about her identity.
Before long, night fell, but they had to keep running because the Ant Ball was still closely following them.
In the middle of the night, the Red-Clad Woman said to the Third Elder at the Ghost Gate, "Master, I'm hungry. Can we stop for something to eat? The Ant Ball won't catch up anytime soon."
After hearing his disciple's words, the Third Elder turned his gaze toward the Little One.
Feeling his gaze, Luo Bingbing immediately said, "We've been running for so long; everyone is tired. Let's stop and rest for a while!"
So, everyone stopped to take a break.
However, the Third Elder's earlier gaze was caught by the Red-Clad Woman, who was now secretly speculating about Luo Bingbing's identity.
The Third Elder and his disciple had encountered the Ant Ball by chance and had been unable to shake it off, so they hadn't brought any provisions with them.
Therefore, when it was mentioned to take a break, the Red-Clad Woman went nearby to look for edible food. After a while, she returned with a lot of wild fruits and leaves.
However, when she left, she only mentioned that she was going to the restroom and did not say she was going to find food. So when she came back and saw everyone eating dry rations, she was taken aback.
Seeing her return with a bunch of wild fruits and leaves, everyone was also stunned. It was at this moment that they realized why she had been gone for so long.
However, Luo Bingbing glanced over the wild fruits and leaves she had gathered and calmly said, "Throw them away; those things are not edible."
Upon hearing this, the Red-Clad Woman immediately retorted, "You shouldn't speak carelessly if you don't know. I've eaten these wild fruits and leaves before; they are all non-toxic."
"The same plant can be different depending on where it grows. Anyway, I've already told you; whether you listen or not is up to you."
After hearing Luo Bingbing's words, she couldn't help but snort, "Hmph, then I'll eat them in front of you."
Luo Bingbing felt a headache coming on; the Red-Clad Woman in front of her looked to be at least a year older but spoke in such a childish manner.
"You don't have to say that. If you want to eat them, go ahead; don't involve me."
Just as the Red-Clad Woman was about to respond, her master walked over and tugged at her sleeve, signaling her not to be rude.
However, the more her master acted this way, the more confused she became. She directly asked her master, "Master, I am your precious disciple; who is she? Why do you always side with her?"
This question struck at the heart of the matter, leaving the Third Elder at a loss for words.
If he told the truth, he feared that the Little One would blame him for being indiscreet and not paying attention to the situation. If he lied, he worried that the Little One would also blame him for seeing their leader right in front of him yet talking nonsense.
Thus, he found himself in a dilemma, unsure how to explain. Originally, he intended to bring his disciple to meet Luo Bingbing, and his disciple was his successor.
At that moment, however, Luo Bingbing spoke up to help him out of his predicament. She casually asked, "How many disciples do you have?"
The Third Elder was about to respond, but before he could say anything, the Red-Clad Woman interrupted, "What does it matter to you? Why should I tell you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shadowless and An Ruo Ran quickly moved in front of her and said, "How dare you be disrespectful to our master? Are you tired of living?"
With that, they prepared to take action, and the Red-Clad Woman became even angrier, ready to fight back.
The atmosphere instantly grew tense, prompting the Third Elder to swiftly step between them to block their way.
At that moment, Luo Bingbing had finished eating the pancake in her hand. After clapping her hands, she spoke up, instructing Shadowless and An Ruo Ran to step back and signaling them to continue eating their pancakes.
She then stood up and walked in front of the Red-Clad Woman, sneering as she said, "Why should I? With just these few words, I could make you disappear."
After saying that, she immediately turned her head to ask the Third Elder, "Third Elder, how come I didn't know you had a disciple? And she came to Ghost Valley?"
Upon hearing Luo Bingbing refer to herself as "our master," the Third Elder realized that Shadowless and An Ruo Ran were not outsiders.
He quickly knelt before Luo Bingbing and said, "I pay my respects to the master. I report to you that she is a girl I found ten years ago at Luming Mountain. Later, I had someone raise her. When I was selecting a successor, I saw her excellent potential and took her as my disciple. She came to Ghost Valley for a trial that I arranged for her. As it happens, she passed the trial yesterday, and I was just about to bring her to meet you when we encountered that Ant Ball and then ran into you."
"Oh, I see."
While this exchange seemed reasonable between them, it left everyone else puzzled and surprised.
The ones who were confused were naturally Shadowless and An Ruo Ran. They had never seen the Third Elder of Ghost Gate before, yet he referred to the Little One as master, and she acknowledged it. This left them bewildered.
The surprised one was the Red-Clad Woman. Previously unaware that she was a member of Ghost Gate or that her master was an elder there, she also did not know she was meant to succeed her master's position or that there was a master of Ghost Gate.
It wasn't until yesterday that she learned everything, including the deeds of their little master from Ghost Gate.
After understanding everything, she greatly admired the Little One. However, upon meeting Luo Bingbing today, she did not realize that this remarkable little master was indeed Luo Bingbing herself.
She immediately knelt before Luo Bingbing, bowing her head in apology.
Luo Bingbing secretly used her Ability to probe into her mind and found that she was not a bad person. She then said, "As long as you can survive this time, I will not pursue this matter."
The Red-Clad Woman was very pleased to hear this and quickly replied, "Thank you, Sect Master."
"What is your name?"
Upon hearing Luo Bingbing's question, she hurriedly responded, "Reporting to the Sect Master, my name is Yiziman."
Luo Bingbing lightly nodded and was about to respond when she noticed the figure of the Ant Ball appearing in the distance. She quickly signaled for Yiziman to rise and informed everyone that the Ant Ball had arrived, and they needed to leave quickly.
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