After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

Lou Xianyue and Su Ning were on their way to pick flowers, so they were unaware that after they left, Lin Ci and Yu Xinglai would cooperate to defeat the enemy, which would later become a famous story in the martial arts world.

Both of them knew that time was of the essence; only by obtaining the medicine quickly could everyone on the field be saved.

The fact that Chen Wujin and Xue Shazi could openly attack the martial arts arena meant that the manor might have already fallen.

Lou Xianyue's injuries have not yet healed, so she cannot engage in a large-scale conflict head-on. Otherwise, if the other side swarms in, she might not only lose her life but also her money.

On their way down the mountain, the two dealt with a few stragglers. Su Ning's skirt was torn in several places by the rocks, and even the hairpin at her temple was askew.

Of course, Lou Xianyue wasn't much better off. The blood on his robe had become thicker, all of it the blood of people from the Demonic Sect. Their deaths were insignificant, but they had soiled his robe, which was utterly disgusting.

The young master of the Lou family, who always disliked the fact that everything he ate, wore, and used was of the highest quality, frowned deeply.

The two of them secretly hid behind a tree, observing the guards in front of the Sword Casting Manor.

Su Ning lay on the tree trunk, while Lou Xianyue stood behind her. When he lowered his head, his chin could touch the girl's fluffy hair.

Although it was somewhat inappropriate, Lou Xianyue was a little distracted. Since their unpleasant parting in Lingzhou City, this was a rare instance of her being so quietly intimate with him.

Su Ning's expression was grave: "You're injured, so it's not good to fight your way in head-on. The main entrance is definitely blocked; we'll have to go through the secret passage."

Lou Xianyue was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, "How do you know there's a secret passage?"

"Did Tangxi tell you that?"

Su Ning nodded: "That's right."

"She's really generous, isn't she? She even told you such private things. You're really likable."

Lou Xianyue's tone was somewhat strange.

Su Ning wasn't about to tolerate him. She immediately turned around, hands on her hips, and glared at him. "So what?"

Actually, it wasn't Tang Xi, it was Tang Jingshan. I have to say, her cheap father is really charming. If Su Ning hadn't stopped him, he would have even wanted to take her in as his goddaughter.

It was just a secret passage; even the major hall masters and some of their closest core disciples knew about it.

But these things cannot be discussed with Lou Xianyue.

Otherwise, he might become even more suspicious.

"That's naturally not good." Lou Xianyue awkwardly touched her nose.

The other party has a close relationship with Tangxi, so it's not something that can't be said.

But are Tangxi and her too close?

Suppressing her unease, Lou Xianyue then felt a pang of jealousy.

Why is she so kind and gentle to everyone else, but so distant and even a little rude to me?

Su Ning ignored the other person and continued, "The secret passage is an abandoned mine tunnel that leads directly to the inner courtyard."

"This will save us a lot of trouble."

"A mine tunnel?" Lou Xianyue raised an eyebrow, her tone tinged with disdain. "Those places are dark, narrow, and reek of rust; they're filthy."

Sword Casting Manor is a family of blacksmiths, so it's not surprising that they have mine tunnels.

"Now is not the time to be fussy." Su Ning crouched down and crept towards the side of the villa. "If we dawdle any longer, Lin Ci and the others won't be able to hold on, and even if we get the medicinal herbs, it will be useless."

Seeing this, Lou Xianyue didn't care about anything else and followed after her, also crouching low.

However, his tall stature and crouching posture slowed him down considerably and gave him a sneaky, stealthy air, making him far less agile than Su Ning.

Sure enough, the secret passage was unguarded, overgrown with weeds and covered with mottled rocks, completely concealing it.

Lou Xianyue endured the filth and mess, pushed aside the surrounding weeds, and finally found the abandoned mine tunnel, revealing a dark opening.

Just as he said, it was dark and narrow inside, with a layer of damp, cold water vapor condensing on the rock walls, and the loose stones underfoot made people's ankles ache.

After the two went inside, Lou Xianyue immediately put his arm around Su Ning's waist and pulled her to his side.

Before Su Ning could even gasp, the other person covered her mouth, saying, "Be careful, there might be a trap in here."

Seeing that the other party was not struggling, Lou Xianyue finally felt relieved.

The two of them then helped each other through the long, damp, and cold tunnel.

They were so close that they could feel each other's body temperature.

Su Ning could even feel the temperature of the hand gripping her waist, and... his heartbeat.

If she were to look up at this moment and gently touch the other person's cheek, she would clearly feel the heat of his palm.

Lou Xianyue swallowed hard, trying to suppress the heat in her body before reaching the exit.

Yet he also craved such intimacy.

It's been a long time since I've done that.

Su Ning's face lit up with surprise when she saw a brief moment of light ahead.

It is a stone wall.

Light shone through the gap.

The exit of such a tunnel must be located at the entrance.

Lou Xianyue was naturally experienced.

He gently pressed on a groove protruding from the surrounding wall, and the stone wall made a dull "crunching" sound as it slowly slid to one side.

After the two came out, Su Ning realized where they were—the back garden.

Behind them was the artificial hill that everyone usually walked past without noticing.

"This mechanism is truly ingenious."

Su Ning sighed.

"What's so special about this? My secret room is far more exquisite than this," Lou Xianyue said nonchalantly.

"Hurry and get the flowers."

But before the two had taken more than a few steps, enemies descended from the sky.

Several dark figures leaped down from the top of the artificial hill, their curved blades gleaming with a ghostly blue poisonous light. As they landed, they had already surrounded the two of them.

They didn't speak. But their dark eyes were like those of hungry wolves pouncing on their prey, ready to tear Lou Xianyue and Su Ning apart.

"It's finally here."

The boy beside her seemed to have expected this, and then whispered in the girl's ear, "I'll hold them off. You take the opportunity to find those dried purple tassel flowers on the shelf in my room."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Ning felt a tremendous force that threw her violently into the surrounding crowd, but she landed slowly without a scratch.

As soon as she turned around, she saw that the black-robed man who wanted to ambush her was stopped by Lou Xianyue. Without having time to explain to the other party, Su Ning immediately lifted her skirt and ran away.

The back garden wasn't far from Lou Xianyue's room, and Su Ning arrived quickly as she ran.

Before she could even open the door, she sensed a sword aura piercing from her side.

Su Ning slightly raised her head to dodge the attack, but the sword energy still managed to cut off her veil along with a small section of her hair, and the thin, gossamer-like veil fluttered to the ground.

Before she could turn around, she heard a question:

"Strange? Didn't you say you didn't know martial arts? How did you dodge that attack?"