Oops, the princess is surrounded by the male protagonists

Following the sound, everyone looked and saw three figures silently standing on the canopy of a towering ancient tree not far from the arena, a tree that required several people to encircle.

All three wore masks with exaggerated and bizarre designs: one was grinning wildly, its mouth splitting to its ears; another was weeping bitterly, its tear tracks winding like snakes; and the third had its eyes wide open in anger, exuding a murderous aura.

Moreover, the three of them were standing hand in hand, and from a distance, they looked like a three-headed demon perched on a treetop, exuding a suffocatingly cold and oppressive aura.

"Could this be the 'Three Emotional Guards' that Zhiqi was talking about?"

Just as Bai Yue was pondering, the person wearing the smiling mask looked through the eye holes of the mask and smiled in her direction.

"This young man must be the champion of the martial arts tournament. He is indeed handsome and has an extraordinary bearing. No wonder our leader is so... extremely interested in you."

"Um, could you please tell your leader that I have absolutely no interest in him?" Bai Yue cupped her hands in greeting to the man, who simply chuckled and continued to invite her.

"The leader has ordered us to come here to respectfully invite this young man to our Holy Sect headquarters... to discuss this important matter of the martial world."

"What? In front of so many of us, they actually want to take away the new leader of the martial arts alliance? Are they accusing the righteous path of having no one to rely on?"

"That's right, you bunch of demons, hurry up and come down to your deaths, or we'll make you three die without a burial place!"

The smiling masked man's arrogant remarks immediately caused an uproar in the audience, before Bai Yue could even respond.

In the camp of Zixiao Temple, Lingxi could no longer contain her anger. She pointed her long sword at the smiling masked man and shouted angrily.

"You demonic cultists! I ask you! Did you secretly sell that harmful 'Ascension Pill' to kill my righteous fellow disciples?"

"To harm you?"

Upon hearing this, the smiling masked man first burst into laughter, and then readily admitted it to everyone.

"That's right, those 'Heavenly Ascension Pills' are sold by us personally. They're genuine, highly effective, and only three for one coin—truly honest and fair to all!"

"Shameless!"

At this moment, Lingyou also stood next to Lingxi and cursed at the smiling masked man.

"Selling such evil medicine that destroys people's foundation, and yet you dare to speak so shamelessly here! Your demonic sect is indeed full of wicked and inhuman monsters who bring disaster to the world!"

"Hmph! Instead of resenting us for selling medicine, why don't you go ask those fools who bought the medicine if they themselves are dishonest and greedy for shortcuts?"

The tall figure wearing an angry-face mask let out a cold snort, speaking in a deep voice with undisguised contempt and disdain.

"In this world, you reap what you sow. There is no such thing as power that comes without effort. Since they chose this evil path, they must pay the corresponding price! They have only themselves to blame, so who else can they complain about?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, most people fell silent, but Lingxi brandished her longsword and spoke sharply.

"What's the point of wasting time talking to these demonic cultists! Evil scoundrels deserve to be killed by everyone! Senior Brother Lingyou, let's go!"

"it is good!"

As soon as they finished speaking, Lingxi and Lingyou simultaneously leaped into the air, their swords flashing, and pounced on the three figures in the tree.

However, the masked man with the angry face moved slightly, neither dodging nor avoiding, but instead unleashing both palms with a force that could shatter mountains and split rocks, directly colliding with the two sword energies!

"Boom!"

Two muffled thuds rang out in succession! Lingxi and Lingyou's sword strikes were actually shattered by the fierce palm force. The two of them groaned at the same time, blood gushing from the corners of their mouths. Their bodies fell from mid-air like broken kites, crashing heavily to the ground. They struggled to get up, clearly having been seriously injured!

"You madman of the demonic sect, cease your arrogance!"

Seeing the Zixiao Temple disciples injured, the two manor lords, Yuwen Xiao and Mo Qingyan, could no longer sit still. They shouted at the same time, drew their long swords from their waists, and rushed towards the angry-faced masked man from the left and right!

The two joined forces with an awe-inspiring power that shook the heavens and the earth. Everyone present held their breath, eagerly anticipating the annihilation of this demonic cult member.

But at that moment, the tall figure who had been silent all along, wearing a crying face mask, suddenly moved.

He pulled out a black metal object from his sleeve, and then countless silver needles as thin as cow hair shot out like a torrential rain, covering Yuwen Xiao and Mo Qingyan in an overwhelming manner!

The needles were cunning and ruthless, covering an astonishingly wide area, forcing the two manor lords to temporarily halt their offensive and wield their weapons to parry with all their might.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, the masked man with the angry face returned to the other two, and then the three figures drifted backward like ghosts, instantly disappearing into the dense forest behind them.

Just then, the shrill voice of the smiling masked man came from afar again.

"Young master, the sect leader has one more message he asked me to convey..."

"He said he now believes... the moon really is always in the sky, hehehehe..."

The eerie laughter disappeared into the depths of the forest along with the figures of the three. Just as Mo Qingyan and Yuwen Xiao were about to give chase, Master Yinian suddenly spoke loudly.

"My lords, please do not pursue them! These demonic cultists are treacherous and cunning; there may be traps lying in ambush in this forest!"

"All right!"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Xiao and Mo Qingyan had no choice but to abandon their pursuit, leaving only the severely injured Ling Xi and Ling You lying on the ground, and a deathly silence.

All eyes turned to Bai Yue once again. The intentions of the three men were quite clear: Hua Yixiao, the leader of the Demonic Sect, had developed a great "interest" in this White Plague God.

In the People's Protection Alliance's ranks, Ming Jingxing stared in the direction of the forest where the three had disappeared and spat out a curse.

"That freak Hua Yixiao is causing trouble again!"

He had intended to capture the person, but Rakshasa stopped him.

“Senior Ming, these three are Hua Yixiao’s Three Emotion Guards. They dare to show themselves in public, so they must have come prepared. Making a move rashly will only result in losses.”

"But what exactly do they mean by 'the moon is always in the sky'?"

Shen Xingmian frowned, pondering the double entendre in the sentence.

Yuwen Yi understood instantly and jumped up and down in a panic.

"I know! That shameless old man must have his eye on my wife! Damn it, how come there's an old vixen in addition to the female vixen!"

"Hua Yixiao has taken a liking to my grandson? That can't be, right?"

As soon as Ming Jingxing finished speaking, Lu Wangyou spoke with a solemn expression.

“I’ve heard Grandpa Fu say that the leader of the Demonic Sect is always treacherous and cunning, and never does things according to common sense. No matter what, it’s definitely not a good thing that Sister Yue has been targeted by him.”

Although Hua Mu'an and Ling Xuzi did not speak, they both thought of the man who always wore a mask. Just recalling his past actions made them tremble.

But the twins exchanged a glance, and both silently made up their minds.

We absolutely cannot let this bastard hurt their little fairy!

While everyone was filled with worry, Bai Yue on the arena was secretly pondering.

"It seems they're implying that they already know I'm the one who jumped off the cliff with the Nine Yang Meridians. No wonder they're the final boss; they're truly elusive and difficult to deal with!"