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

The story begins with meeting Shen Lian.

Tangxi wasn't entirely kind-hearted; she would only lend a hand when it was within her power.

She had a good impression of Li Yuan and his group, so sending Shen Lian back was a natural thing to do.

She encountered a few monsters along the way, but she dealt with them all and tied them to tree stumps. Shen Lian showed no unusual behavior.

But she felt something was strange. She didn't know much about Shen Lian, but if it was really as the other party said, that her martial arts skills were mediocre, then why would she be so calm?

Yes, Shen Lian was too calm.

From the moment the other party appeared in front of her, everything seemed to fall into place, and the marks of the struggle on her body did not appear to be faked.

But when normal people encounter such monsters, their first reaction is fear. Tang Xi is not afraid of these monsters because of her high combat power, but what about Shen Lian?

The other party was born in a small sect in the northern foothills. She encountered this monster on her first outing, but she didn't seem afraid at all.

Even Tang Xi was encountering something like this for the first time, but Shen Lian, apart from being a little flustered when she first encountered it, was not afraid of these things she met along the way.

That was enough for Tangxi to put her on the panel of suspicion.

So she kept a close eye on things along the way, wanting to see what the other person was up to.

No matter how careful she was, she never expected that Shen Lian was one of the masterminds behind the scenes.

When dozens of monsters suddenly appeared around her, even she was unable to protect herself.

He could only injure her right arm when she wasn't paying attention.

When Tangxi collapsed from exhaustion, her only thought was: Damn it, they actually dared to scheme against me.

After being splashed awake, she instinctively spat at the people in front of her. She didn't know what they had done to her. Her limbs were weak, and she could only be slaughtered like a fish on a chopping board.

She looked around but didn't see Shen Lian. The damp chill made her shiver, but the anger in her heart made her heart burn like oil on a hot fire.

"Where is Shen Lian?" Her voice was hoarse and weak, but her phoenix eyes held a sharp edge, as if she were about to devour someone alive.

The man in black robes wasn't angered by her spitting at him. He simply and leisurely wiped his clothes, a hint of pleasure escaping his voice, which sounded like a decaying twig: "Miss Tang is too busy taking care of herself to actually have the mood to care about others?"

He spoke slowly, casually tossing aside the handkerchief he had used to wipe his face. The mask on his face was grotesque and dark, appearing even more terrifying in the moonlight.

Tang Xi then squinted to examine the person in front of her, but unfortunately the other party was covered up tightly, clearly not wanting to reveal their identity.

He then sneered, "What benefits did you, a cowardly coward, promise her to betray her sect and join you?"

"Or rather, join the organization behind you?"

Although she was clearly at the mercy of the enemy, Tang Xi was like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, not at all at a disadvantage.

"Slap slap"

Applause broke the silence of the night, and then another person emerged from the shadows, dressed exactly like the man in black from before—a black-robed, masked figure.

"As expected of the young lady from Sword Forging Manor, even now that she's in our hands, she still has the audacity to investigate the organization behind us."

"Truly, the Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves forward, and new talents emerge in every generation."

"Ghost Chapter, we're all getting old."

The black-clad man known as Ghost Chapter snorted coldly, "You old codger, now you're starting to ostracize me."

Tang Xi felt that the name Gui Zhang sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a moment. However, she remembered the voice of the person who had just clapped very clearly.

"Master Cangsong, so you're one of them too."

Tangxi stared intently at the man, who removed the ghost mask from his face, revealing cascading white hair and deep wrinkles that crisscrossed his face like ravines. It was none other than the Cangsong Daoist she had just met.

During the day he was a Taoist priest with an air of otherworldly wisdom, but at night, after tearing off his mask, he became a ruthless demon who slaughtered lives.

The implications of this whole affair at Xiaguang Mountain are far greater than she imagined.

"Cangsong, why did you take off your mask? It's not yet time to be absolutely certain."

Gui Zhang clearly disagreed with Cangsong Daoren's reckless approach.

But the Taoist priest stroked his beard, maintaining his aloof demeanor, and chuckled, "Since we're discussing business, we should get straight to the point. Miss Tang is no ordinary junior who can be fooled. Now that I've spoken, how could she not know?"

"Ha... You captured me, but didn't kill me. What exactly do you want?"

Tangxi didn't want to waste words with this group of people. Even in this disheveled state, she still possessed a heroic spirit.

But then the old Taoist priest with the pine tree stepped forward, his tone amiable: "Miss Tang is a smart woman. We old bones have lived for so long, do you think a mere girl like you would have any designs on us?"

"You came here because of my father?" Tang Xi sneered. "If my father knew I had been captured by you, he would definitely send all the elites of the Sword Forging Manor to hunt you down to the ends of the earth."

"It's a pity. Now you're the fish on the chopping block, and we're the butcher. I believe Master Tang loves his daughter deeply and will agree to our request. Of course, if Miss Tang cooperates with us, that would be even better."

"I believe that exchanging Miss Tang's life for the Dragon Sparrow Blade is an extremely worthwhile deal."

The Taoist Cangsong straightened his sleeves, speaking in a calm and unhurried tone.

"You, you actually came for the Dragon Sparrow Blade?" A look of surprise flashed across Tang Xi's eyes. How could the people in front of her know about the Dragon Sparrow Blade? Could there be a traitor in the manor?

Gui Zhang paced back and forth, looking extremely anxious. "Why are you wasting your breath on this brat? Do you think she'll obediently go and persuade her father for us just because you told her why you're here?"

The Taoist priest, Cangsong, appeared quite calm, as if Tangxi would certainly not refuse him. "Miss Tang, I'll give you half an incense stick's worth of time to consider."

"The lives of everyone on Xiaguang Mountain are all tied to Miss Tang."

He seemed to be sighing, but his words were chilling.

Tangxi knew that what the other party said was not a lie.

If Mount Xiaguang were infested with those monsters, everyone would be wiped out.

Yes, and there's also Su Ning, who stayed at Guangji Temple.

Tangxi's heart sank, hoping that the other members of her group would be smart enough to see through these treacherous tricks.

The two men said they would give him half an incense stick's worth of time to consider before they both left. Tang Xi could only watch helplessly, anxious but unable to do anything.

She looked up at the moon in the sky. Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, but the moonlight could not warm her heart. When the wind blew, it felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Meanwhile, the person Tangxi was worried about was on her way without stopping.

"Found it!"

A clear, youthful voice rang out in the night.