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

The space inside the cabinet was cramped, and the two were extremely close. Because the dress she had changed into was already very thin, she could clearly feel the warm body temperature of the man behind her.

She felt a little uncomfortable, but as soon as she moved slightly, the other person took a step forward and said, "Shh—don't move." His voice brushed against Su Ning's ear, making her unable to move.

At this moment, the door outside the warm pavilion was also pushed open. Through the crack, Su Ning could clearly see the person who came in—Yue Zijin, who rarely had a solemn expression, while Song Hengxue beside him was calm and composed.

The person who came in was clearly her friend, while the thief behind her was considered an adversary. Perhaps it was because the air in the closet was not circulating well, but she found her heart beating faster than usual. Why did it feel like she was being caught in adultery?

Su Ning thought to herself that she didn't have any ill feelings towards Yu Xinglai. After all, he was quite good-looking and hadn't done anything to her in the past few days, so it was still a novelty. Although his kissing skills were a bit clumsy, it also proved that he was probably not a womanizer and was relatively clean.

If she weren't required to follow the main characters, she wouldn't mind having a romantic encounter with him.

However, remembering that the other party was still being hunted by assassins, Su Ning gave up on the idea.

At this moment, Yue Zijin was also approaching the wardrobe where the two were hiding, and Su Ning could even clearly feel the slight movements of the person behind her.

Just as Yue Zijin was about to pull open the cabinet door, "bang—" a palm strike carrying a hidden weapon shot straight towards Yue Zijin.

Fortunately, Yue Zijin reacted very quickly, dodging to the side. The hidden weapon grazed his sleeve and struck the pillar behind him.

In a flash, Song Hengxue threw out silver dots like flying snowflakes from her sleeve. Yu Xinglai protected Su Ning with one hand, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw the hidden weapon next to him. The hidden arrow on his wrist grazed the silver needle of the other party, and the two collided with each other and made a crisp collision sound.

In the blink of an eye, the dark robe wrapped in the cloud-like veil rushed out the door.

Yue Zijin steadied himself and realized that Song Hengxue had already left the house before him. He had just seen that person carrying a veiled woman, and there was no mistake, it must be Su Ning.

The groups of people were searching in close proximity, and upon hearing the sounds of fighting, they all rushed over.

Outside the gate in the courtyard.

As soon as Yue Zijin stepped out, he saw Song Hengxue holding a jade flute, confronting the man in the courtyard, while the surrounding eaves were already filled with masked assassins dressed in black robes.

Su Ning was forced to stand in the courtyard with Yu Xinglai, but this guy was openly holding her waist, as if he was asserting his ownership.

"You shameless little thief, release Su Su right now!"

Upon seeing Su Ning, Yue Zi immediately assumed that she had been coerced by that thief, and wished he could grab Pei Yunlian's sword and rush forward to stab her a few times.

Pei Yunlian and Tang Xi also arrived, and You Xunchun followed behind with a group of guards from the Qingyun Prefect.

Yu Xinglai looked at the people in the courtyard, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "Sword Casting Manor, Hundred Flowers Valley, and Ten Miles of Hanging Bells... It's quite a lively scene today."

At this moment, Prefect Qingyun was only concerned with his precious pearl. He quickly pushed aside the crowd and shouted, "You scoundrel! Quickly return my precious pearl!"

"Oh? What a coincidence. Things that I, Yu Xinglai, have taken a fancy to... are never returned to their rightful owners." Yu Xinglai raised an eyebrow, his gaze casually sweeping over the group of people in the courtyard.

Seeing his arrogant demeanor, the prefect of Qingyun was furious. He immediately ordered the guards the man had summoned, "I command you to seize this thief immediately and retrieve the pearl!"

The group of wandering martial artists looked at each other, none of them daring to make a move. After all, Hundred Flowers Valley, Sword Casting Manor, and even the people from Ten Miles of Suspended Bells had come tonight, so there was no room for them, these casual travelers, to take action.

The prefect of Qingyun was furious that he couldn't command those people, but Song Hengxue finally spoke up: "Young Master Yu, if you don't release this young lady beside you today, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave this gate."

Song Hengxue was a gentleman with a face like carved jade. His white robe could not hide his elegance. Yu Xinglai narrowed his eyes and looked at the person in front of him. Then he looked at Su Ning's eyes and found that her gaze was indeed on the white-clothed man. He couldn't help but feel jealous and hugged Su Ning tighter.

"He's just a pretty boy, is he worth staring at for so long?"

Su Ning: ?

He hadn't forgotten the other person's initial disdain for his face. Fortunately, he was quite handsome, otherwise the other person probably wouldn't have said a word to him.

Seeing Yu Xinglai making unwanted advances towards Su Ning, Tang Xi couldn't help but draw her silver whip from her waist, shouting as she charged forward: "You lecherous thief, release Su Su right now!"

Seeing Tang Xi rush forward, Pei Yunlian drew her sword and went to help. Yue Zijin, seeing the two of them go forward, also wanted to join in with his bare hands, but You Xunchun stopped him: "Young friend Yue, you haven't mastered the complete internal energy cultivation method yet. Going there would only be a hindrance, and might even hinder the two of them."

Although Yue Zijin was anxious, he knew that his martial arts skills were weak and that going there might only cause trouble for the two of them, so he could only watch the battle from the sidelines.

Su Ning had never felt so nauseous before. Tang Xi and Pei Yunlian attacked one after the other, originally targeting Yu Xing, but this guy was so shameless, holding Su Ning tightly. The two were afraid of hurting her, so they dared not use their full strength. Now Su Ning had become an obstacle for the two of them who were hesitant to act.

Su Ning was forced to participate in the fight, her face stinging from the wind, and she had to be careful not to get whipped by Tang Xi or stabbed by Pei Yunlian's sword.

Su Ning: I'm so tired...

"Xi Xi, Pei Yunlian, you two don't need to worry about me. It's best to deal with him quickly."

After finally waiting for the two to land, Su Ning quickly called out these words.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xinglai, with his hand around her waist, pinched her soft flesh hard, gritting his teeth as he said, "You heartless girl! I risked my life for you, and now you treat me like this because of those two."

Upon hearing Su Ning's words, Tang Xi and Pei Yunlian grew even more furious, wishing they could execute Yu Xinglai on the spot.

Looking at the chaos before him, Prefect Qingyun noticed that the two men's target had somehow become the woman beside Yu Xinglai. Even though his precious pearl was on her, he couldn't get it, which made him so angry that he wanted to take matters into his own hands.

"Young Master Song, you must help me retrieve the precious pearl from Hundred Flowers Valley!"

He looked solemnly at the white-robed young master who had not yet made a move. Hundred Flowers Valley was a place of compassion and salvation, so most of its disciples were gentle in nature. A few days ago, when he learned that people from Hundred Flowers Valley and Sword Casting Manor wanted to help him capture Yu Xinglai, he warmly invited them to a banquet at his residence.

But just now, the young lady of the Sword Forging Manor rushed forward clearly for that woman. Only then did he realize that these people wanted to capture Yu Xing for that woman instead of helping him get the pearl back.

Therefore, he could only come to inquire about the gentle-natured Song Hengxue.