"Maybe the demon beasts are right there!" said Tang Zhong. "Alright, let’s go together!" replied Xiang Nan. Then he walked ahead, thinking that he would put on an act for a while, and once they reached Huang Xiang’s place, it would be Tang Zhong’s death day! The most bizarre thing was that there wasn’t a single demon beast. Now Xiang Nan really started to doubt whether this trial was real or not. "Brother Tang, why do you think there aren’t any demon beasts? Could it be they knew we were coming and got so scared they didn’t dare come out?" Xiang Nan laughed. He was trying hard to make Tang Zhong relax, thinking that he had no ill intentions, so he could act more effectively. Tang Zhong laughed and said, "Yes, when I arrive, they get so scared they don’t dare come out!" Xiang Nan had merely been flattering Tang Zhong, never expecting him to actually believe it. He sneered inwardly, thinking Tang Zhong was truly foolish to believe such words. However, with this belief, killing Tang Zhong would be effortlessly easy. The two continued forward. Xiang Nan kept guiding Tang Zhong toward Huang Xiang’s direction. Along the way, strange things were discovered. Xiang Nan spotted a demon wolf and was preparing to hunt it, thinking it would be good to have a fight to reduce Tang Zhong’s suspicion. But who would have thought that the wolf, initially fierce, upon seeing Tang Zhong, whimpered and turned tail to run. Xiang Nan was dumbfounded. This was too bizarre! It made no sense at all. Tang Zhong came out and saw the fleeing wolf, saying, "Scared away another demon beast!" Xiang Nan didn’t believe that it was Tang Zhong who scared it away but said, "Brother Tang is really impressive, frightening away a demon wolf!" Just then, cries for help suddenly came from up ahead, sounding very familiar. Tang Zhong heard it and immediately furrowed his brow, quickly running forward since it was Jiang Shuiyao’s voice. Xiang Nan, pondering how to guide Tang Zhong to Huang Xiang, saw Tang Zhong running and dared not hesitate, quickly following. Sure enough, up ahead, a group of Fire Guards were fighting with demon wolves. Jiang Shuiyao swung her Bone Whip, tossing away a demon wolf that was about to pounce! Then she shouted loudly, "Everyone, run!" Jiang Shuiyao, the leader of the Fire Guards and the strongest among them, had been quite safe with her team. But unexpectedly, multiple demon wolves emerged, far more than before. Suddenly, the numbers overwhelmed them, making it difficult to cope. Several nearby people were injured, covered in blood! If they didn’t leave soon, the demon wolves could really kill them. Jiang Shuiyao couldn’t understand why so many demon wolves suddenly appeared—far more than usual, as if someone drove them here. It was incredibly unlucky! Moreover, the number of wolves around continued to increase. Resistance seemed impossible, leading to certain death. But then suddenly, something strange happened. The aggressive demon wolves bristled, as if encountering something terrifying. Then they dashed away! In a blink, they disappeared completely. "What... what’s happening?" The five Fire Guards were stunned. The demon wolves that seemed ready to kill them suddenly fled, which was exceedingly strange! "Captain Jiang, are we... rescued?" one of the Fire Guards asked. Jiang Shuiyao paused, unable to believe it was true until she could confirm it, nodding: "Looks like we are saved!" She truly didn’t understand why this happened. "Why are you here?" Suddenly, Tang Zhong came in from not far away. Jiang Shuiyao turned, seeing Tang Zhong, and immediately smiled: "Why are you here? We Fire Guards are headed to Python Extinguishing Pond, where else would we be? But you Earth Guards — you’re in a strange place. This isn’t your route!" Suddenly Jiang Shuiyao seemed to realize something, saying, "I understand, you plan to join us Fire Guards, right? No problem, we’re absolutely welcoming!" Tang Zhong was speechless: "As long as you’re alright! I heard cries for help, so I came to check!" "Funny thing, there were many demon wolves here, but they suddenly ran away!" said Jiang Shuiyao. "Not surprising at all, I arrived, how could they not run?" Tang Zhong laughed. He was telling the truth! But nobody took his words seriously! Jiang Shuiyao rolled her eyes at Tang Zhong. Xiang Nan followed behind, reaching here only to find nothing left. Shouldn’t there have been demon wolves here? After hearing Tang Zhong’s words, he sneered inwardly: "This guy — he really has a thick skin!" "Since you’re alright, we’ll be leaving now!" said Tang Zhong. "Wait..." Jiang Shuiyao called out, "Why don’t we travel together? I’m not kidding, there are truly demon wolves ahead. We almost got devoured earlier, but for some reason, they suddenly left!" Tang Zhong smiled but said nothing more, simply left. The Fire Guards watching were dumbfounded; their usually cold senior sister had become ? The Fire Guard soldiers were even more shocked, seeing a man refuse their senior sister. Even Nan Huo’s Inner Guards wanted to travel with their senior sister, but she barely acknowledged them! Moreover, they saw their senior sister stamping her feet in place, looking very angry. When a girl gets angry, it shows she really cares for the person! This... this... the Fire Guard soldiers were all bewildered. Jiang Shuiyao watched Tang Zhong leave, trembling with rage, beginning to doubt her own charm. She had planned to marry Tang Zhong as long as he joined their Fire Guards, but who knew he’d barely react. Now inviting him to travel together, but he just ignored her. "Damn Tang Zhong, hope I don’t meet you again!" She turned to find the Fire Guard soldiers all staring at her, her gaze immediately growing cold: "What are you looking at? Move already! We’re not done yet, whoever kills the demon beast at the end gets that reward. Why are you waiting?" The Fire Guard soldiers, hearing this, realized this was the real senior sister. They brought out the Demon Beast Detector to prevent the previous mishap. Only Jiang Shuiyao was fuming, watching Tang Zhong from afar, wanting to bite the guy! "You can refuse me once, but can you refuse me forever?"