He Lan Tianxia

As dusk fell, fireballs shimmered in the Lake of Parting Sorrows. The masked Pavilion Master stood atop the fireballs, while Yan'er emerged from a small painted boat, their presence akin to a thousand troops.

"Open the door!" shouted the guard in front of the fireball.

The entrance to the Xuanmo Cave burst open with a bang, and a giant gorilla was thrown out. The fireballs, mistaking it for an attack, rushed forward to block it, but seeing it was just a gorilla being thrown out, they immediately dodged aside. The poor gorilla landed face-up with a thud, its backside stinging. Enraged, the gorilla sprang to its feet with a somersault, not charging towards the Pavilion Master, but rushing back into the Xuanmo Cave to settle scores. This mischievous monkey—whoever bullied it, it would fight back; it couldn't care less about anyone else.

The sect leader thought the gorilla was afraid they would run away and return, but to his surprise, the gorilla threw the octopus out as soon as it went in. Seeing the octopus bound up like a giant dumpling, the sect leader could no longer suppress his anger. Just as he was about to order his men to rescue the octopus, Murong Junlan was the first to rush out from the entrance of the Lihentian Cave.

"Perfect timing." The Pavilion Master charged forward without saying a word. Just as the Fireball Guard rescued the Octopus, the white-haired woman also jumped out.

A chaotic battle broke out without any hesitation. Perhaps it was the darkness that made the fireballs appear even more flickering. The Pavilion Master faced off against Murong Junlan, while the white-haired woman was focused on finding Yan'er and retrieving the pearl. However, the Pavilion Master had already ordered the fireball guards to move Yan'er away from the small painted boat.

Unable to find anyone, the white-haired woman frantically hurled fireballs. Before the fireballs could retaliate, the gorilla took its place. It was furious; the one who had just kicked it like a starving dog was the white-haired woman. As the saying goes, a gentleman doesn't leave a grudge unavenged, but it was no gentleman at all; it was a gorilla.

Huh? This idiot's at it again. Has this mischievous monkey taken the wrong medicine? Why is he always going against her lately? Is he itching for a fight? Hmph, looks like you need a lesson. I'll drag you back to the Ancient Cave of Extinction for some training sooner or later. The white-haired woman was fighting the gorilla while searching for Yan'er, but the fireballs were too dense. Although there was light, she couldn't find where the Pavilion Master had hidden her. The white-haired woman was searching everywhere like a headless fly.

Meanwhile, the two masters, the Pavilion Master and Murong Junlan, each unleashed their trump cards, resulting in a draw. The Pavilion Master then stopped fighting and said, "How can your martial arts protect Princess Yan'er? The day you defeat me, I will immediately return her to you." With that, the Pavilion Master abruptly withdrew his troops without allowing any further explanation and plunged straight into the lake.

What a disgrace! Murong Junlan has never been abandoned in the face of so many battles in his life. He abandoned the battle without saying a word and then disappeared. He is a general who commands 100,000 troops. Besides, the other party's martial arts skills are not necessarily that good. What makes him so arrogant?

Where is he? The Pavilion Master disappeared without a trace before Murong Junlan's eyes, which angered Murong Junlan so much that he struck the fireball with his thin rope, and the fireball immediately scattered in all directions.

Having abandoned Murong Junlan, the Pavilion Master immediately hid within the fireballs. The fireballs instantly created a passage, allowing him to quickly escape to the inner cave to find Princess Yan'er. Before the battle, the Pavilion Master had consulted Princess Yan'er's opinion: if Murong Junlan defeated him, he would immediately send her back; but if he defeated Murong Junlan and they fought to a draw, he would refuse to let her see Murong Junlan. Why? Because the martial world was treacherous, and he couldn't allow her to suffer any further harm. If Murong Junlan couldn't even defeat him, how could he feel at ease letting his beloved go with him?

Princess Yan'er thought it made sense, and she was grateful to this elder brother for his genuine concern for her and for Murong Junlan.