My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

The two stood there, unsure how to proceed, their minds in complete disarray.

Luo Hanying swallowed hard: [“Holy crap! My body is called Shi Mi’er!”]

Ruan Chayan gritted her teeth: [“How did he know who we were? Damn it! Why didn’t he expose us earlier! Now that there are so many people, how are we going to run away!”]

Gao Yuru blocked their path on her sword, a forced smile on her face, and said, "Fellow Daoists, you haven't found the Spirit Rhinoceros Dew yet, why are you leaving already?"

Qiao Hezhi calmly took out a communication jade slip: "Senior Brother Wang, Senior Brother Zhao, there are two survivors from the Opening Heaven Gate."

He was one of the cultivators working in Yongcheng.

Ruan Chayan wore a formulaic smile: "There's nothing here, so what's the point of us staying?"

Qiao Hezhi twirled the calligraphy brush in his fingertips and said, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave, Fellow Daoist Jian and Fellow Daoist Shi. We would like to hear your opinions on the destruction of the Heavenly Gate."

"How did you two manage to survive a fight between two high-level cultivators?"

"Oh~ So Fellow Daoist Qiao was referring to us sisters just now, but it seems you've mistaken us for someone else."

Ruan Chayan turned her head to observe the people around her, probing their cultivation levels, and slowly said, "I don't understand what it means to 'survive a fight between two high-level cultivators'."

We haven't encountered any high-level cultivators.

The surrounding cultivators gradually took out their magical artifacts.

Luo Hanying forced a smile: "The way you're acting is as if you're not letting people leave. What kind of logic is that?"

Ruan Chayan's cultivation level was mid-Golden Core stage, while Luo Hanying's cultivation level was late-Foundation Establishment stage.

Gao Yuru was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, while Qiao Hezhi was at the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

Although the other cultivators were not at the Golden Core stage, they were all at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying wanted to escape from here. If they were familiar with the techniques of the cultivation world, it would be fine, but now the two of them only knew the fancy moves that the original owner used. They couldn't even control their swords properly. How could they possibly escape like this?

Although Han Hongyu's cultivation level was not very high, he had teammates who were superior to him, so he spoke with great confidence: "We are not preventing you two from leaving, but you should tell us the whereabouts of the Spirit Rhinoceros Dew."

"If we find the location of the Spirit Dew, three drops each should be enough to share, right?"

Scattered voices of agreement rose from the surroundings. It wasn't that there weren't people who didn't understand the situation, but now it was better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free; the priority was to keep the people alive.

Seeing the situation was dire, Ruan Chayan cried out in her mind: "Xiange! Aren't you going to help us?! We can't really let them control us, can we?!"

If they, as mission takers, don't receive help from the system, then what's the point of saving the world? They can't even protect their own lives, so how can they care about the lives of others?

Luo Hanying frowned and shouted irritably, "You guys are really inexplicable! We've already said we're not from the Opening Heaven Gate, so why do you only believe that Qiao Hezhi and not us?"

Who knows if he's a disciple of Taibai Pavilion? What if he's actually a survivor of the Opening Heaven Gate, and he's here to divert everyone's attention?

"If I were a disciple of the Heavenly Gate Sect, wouldn't I immediately kick you out of our sect? Would I allow you to cause trouble on our turf?!"

The data link in Xuan Ge's eyes never stopped running: ["Wait a moment, let me analyze it."]

Luo Hanying was anxious and restless: [“Analyze? What are you analyzing! What time is it? Of course we should run out first!”]

At this moment, Qiao Hezhi stepped in to act as a peacemaker, urging everyone not to pressure the two poor people too much.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, Fellow Daoist Jian, since I can call you by your names, it is natural that I have specifically learned about you two."

Qiao and Zhi walked towards the two men unhurriedly, looking confident and in control. "We're not some vicious people, why are you so nervous? Do you actually know something but are unwilling to tell us?"

Those cultivators who coveted Lingxi's reputation pretended to be difficult and earnestly persuaded the two to get off the spirit sword first so that everyone could sit down and have a proper talk.

Since they are survivors of the Opening Heaven Gate, and since everyone is a human cultivator, they should naturally help each other and assist the two in rebuilding the Opening Heaven Gate.

Luo Hanying urged, "Xiange, are you done yet?!"

Ruan Chayan looked at Luo Hanying, feigning relent: "Xiaoxue, why don't we go down first and explain things to everyone? If it's true, it's true; if it's not, it's not..."

Xian Ge opened his beast's mouth wide: ["Alright, you two, hold on tight!"]

Two data chains, one black and one white, rose from the ground, intertwining and securing themselves to the spirit sword beneath their feet. With a clap of his bear paw, Xiange made Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying feel as if their bodies were out of their control.

Just as everyone lowered their guard, an unexpected incident occurred!

The moment "Ruan Chayan" raised her hand and patted Luo Hanying's shoulder, a talisman folded into a small piece was between her fingertips: "Nine dragons gather and spew fire pearls, the black tortoise bursts forth with flames and spews golden lotuses!"

In the blink of an eye, a few hand gestures were completed, and the Xuanwu Lotus Talisman flew into the air. A large golden-red firework exploded, followed by the phantoms of nine golden dragons emerging from the firework.

Nine golden dragons soared and flew towards the surrounding cultivators, spitting out fireballs. The cultivators were terrified and quickly set up their defensive magic weapons.

Gao Yuru and Qiao Hezhi reacted quickly. Gao Yuru held several talismans between her fingertips and simultaneously unleashed them to defend against the golden dragon, while wind, fire, thunder, and lightning attacked the two of them.

Qiao Hezhi picked up his pen and wrote "swords, spears, halberds, and daggers," and then wrote "stabs, picks, slashes, and cuts." The words, imbued with spiritual energy, twisted and changed to form various attacks.

The nine dragons coiled and transformed into the Black Tortoise, carrying a huge blooming lotus flower on its back as it slowly moved forward, blocking all attacks one by one, and spitting out golden lotuses from its mouth to attack.

At the same time, Luo Hanying made a hand seal and slapped two talismans on the shoulders of the two people, who then leaped into the air and flew away.

The cultivators chasing after the two missed their attack, and in the blink of an eye, the two disappeared from the spot, leaving the bewildered crowd to slowly stop and look at each other in confusion.

Another female cultivator rushed over. She was the one Qiao Hezhi had secretly hinted at earlier. The two had exchanged information so that they could keep the reward for finding the person for themselves, but they didn't expect to see this dramatic scene upon arrival: "Junior Brother Qiao, have you alerted the enemy?"

Qiao Hezhi's expression was extremely unpleasant, and he set up a soundproof barrier.

"Senior sister, when I saw the two of them trying to run away, I wanted everyone to stop them together. Who would have thought they had such abilities?"

As he spoke, he took out a communication jade slip.

"Qiao Hezhi? We're coming right away, stop delaying..."

Qiao Hezhi interrupted the man opposite him: "Those two women ran away, that's too strange..."

Upon hearing this, the person on the other end shouted incredulously, "They got away?! How could you let them get away?!"

Qiao Hezhi said angrily, "You can't catch it either! It's incredibly strange, it disappears in the blink of an eye. I even released the Scent-Seeking Beast but couldn't find it. This is unreasonable!"

They probably used a teleportation or space-splitting talisman!

"If the Heavenly Gate had such a good thing, how could only the two of them have died?"

Let's go back and get their life tablets to search! I refuse to believe we can't catch them!