Lord Holy Sword is unreliable again.

Wang Hong's heart skipped a beat. He turned his head and saw a familiar face: Huang San!

Huang San was very flustered. A large group of people had just rushed into the ancestral hall, shouting "Catch Yun Ying and Huang San, you thieves!" He couldn't understand what was going on. Was Lord Qing's arrangement for him to wait here a trick?

But Yunying wasn't there at all. He searched for a long time but couldn't find her, and he was already extremely anxious.

Being frightened by these people at this moment made them even more nervous and vigilant.

Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly smelled a familiar scent. Following the scent, he found Wang Hong and discovered that he had a faint aura similar to Huang Ji's, but he didn't recognize the person in front of him at all.

It was as if a thunderbolt had exploded in Huang San's mind!

Could it be that bastard Huang Ji's men?!

I know now, these guys must be crying wolf and trying to take advantage of the chaos!

From the moment he encountered Wang Hong and his group, he had already secretly activated the Star-Gazing Technique.

Remembering Lord Qing's words, he immediately pulled out a twenty-meter-long broadsword from his crotch, and his stellar energy surged through his meridians, pouring into the blade.

In an instant, it was as if a pillar of starlight was forcibly torn from the night sky, condensing into a dazzling starlight several meters long, which fiercely slashed down towards Wang Hong's head!

Qingxiang was shocked. She knew that Wang Hong was just a show-off who couldn't use his spiritual power. The dog demon in front of her was no less powerful than her, and the knife in his hand was extraordinary.

Unexpectedly, in her Lu family ancestral hall, this dog demon attacked without asking any questions. Qingxiang hurriedly tried to defend herself, but Huang San suddenly changed his stance and slashed from the side.

"Insolence!" Lu Qingyuan didn't bother to hide his figure, and didn't even have time to summon his treasured golden blade. His magical power surged into his legs like a torrent.

"The Enchanting Fox!"

Wang Hong seemed to be stunned, standing there dumbfounded. At this moment, he was almost certainly going to die!

At this moment, the meteorite lying quietly in his mind suddenly shone brightly, and the starlight, like a galaxy hanging upside down, poured into Wang Hong's brow.

"Brother Dog, it's me!" Wang Hong cursed the stupid dog in his heart, immediately removed his facial disguise, hoping to make Huang San hesitate for a moment.

Huang San was shocked to see how the star power was being devoured by the person in front of him. When he saw Wang Hong's face through the starlight, he was struck dumb.

The dog's mouth twitched open, its expression as rich as an abstract oil painting.

Waaaaah, I've finally found you!

Stop it, you idiot!

"Boom!" Lu Qingyuan stood in front of Huang Sandao, her palm radiating a brilliant blue-white light. Huang Sandao's giant blade slashed straight into her palm and then into her frail body.

Lu Qingyuan's body flew backward uncontrollably, knocking Wang Hong to the ground in the process.

Wang Hong couldn't help but cry out in pain. Lu Qingyuan's body was limp, but Wang Hong felt as if his bones were about to fall apart from being smashed by her.

Fortunately, Lu Qingyuan shielded him from all the damage. He was only hit by Lu Qingyuan, and with the Holy Sword protecting him, he was not injured.

He instinctively hugged Lu Qingyuan, but his hand felt as if it were penetrating deep into the gap between the two bones.

"Ah!" A cry of pain rang out.

Wang Hong quickly withdrew his hand.

Although the star power was no longer there, and Huang San had deliberately reduced most of his strength, Lu Qingyuan was caught off guard and had to rely solely on her physical body to defend herself. Her hands and forearms were almost split in two!

"Wang Hong, if you're alright, help me up!" Lu Qingyuan leaned against Wang Hong's chest, the sharp pain in her arm making it difficult for her to get up.

Seeing Lu Qingyuan's weak and painful appearance, Wang Hong felt a pang of pain in his heart and immediately activated the Holy Sword Scan.

"Qingyuan, I will heal you with the Holy Sword."

Lu Qingyuan stopped her: "No, we can't expose ourselves here."

[Bio-scanning: Lu Qingyuan]

[Tears to the hand and forearm, requiring urgent medical attention]

[The body suffered external injuries, and the spiritual energy of a high-level magical artifact entered the body, causing a fluctuation in spiritual energy.]

Stop talking, get treatment right away! I'm terrified of blood! I'm squeamish about blood!

[Holy Sword energy low, initiate initial healing]

[Activate Reserved Pure Energy - Nano Essence, Inventory 10]

Before Wang Hong could reply, the Holy Sword sent a message: "Using pure energy, initiating intermediate-level healing."

A dazzling white light emanated from the space between Wang Hong's eyebrows.

Huang San sheathed his knife, looking somewhat guilty at Lu Qingyuan and Wang Hong, before fiercely demanding of Qingxiang, "Who are you? Why are you trespassing on my Lu family ancestral hall?"

Qingxiang looked at the dog demon in front of her with a frosty expression. This person wanted to kill Wang Hong first, then hurt Lu Qingyuan, and now dared to claim that it was his family's ancestral hall.

Qingxiang shouted angrily, "Is this your ancestral hall? Then who am I?"

Huang San cursed himself for speaking out of the blue. The beautiful little fox in front of him was dressed in extraordinary clothes, clearly a direct descendant of the Lu family. Although he was acting on Lord Qing's orders...

Damn it, why am I so unlucky? First, I was teleported to this damn ancestral hall, then I encountered a terrifying Azure Dragon demon that almost blew me to death with a single breath, and now I'm even crying wolf and accusing the Lu family of being thieves themselves!

Wait a minute, Lord Qing ordered him to guard this place and wait for that mysterious aura to arrive, but he didn't give him any token to prove his identity as a guard!

Huang San quickly took out the jade token that Qing Daren had given him to send a signal. He had already crushed it and handed it to Qingxiang.

Qingxiang looked at him suspiciously: "Is this the city lord's communication token?"

Huang San quickly said, "That's right, I'm acting on the orders of the city lord! Don't worry about me, let's quickly see how to treat this fairy's injuries."

He walked towards Lu Qingyuan while frantically checking his pockets.

At this moment, Huang San was startled to see the white light blazing brightly on Wang Hong's body. He knew that his chance to make amends had come. This kind of aura was enough to make even a Nascent Soul stage being like Huang Ji lose his composure!

He quickly used his family's innate divine power to conceal Wang Hong's aura along with Qingxiang. "Kid, come inside with me first. There are too many people and too many eyes in here! Don't get discovered!"

Qingxiang glanced at Huang San in surprise; this guy's ability to conceal his aura was even stronger than hers!

Wang Hong, having regained Shi Nutian's appearance, supported Lu Qingyuan while continuously channeling high-purity energy into her body using the Holy Sword. Qingxiang, enveloped in spiritual power, quickly led the two into the ancestral hall.

On the way, Qingxiang looked at Huang San with an unfriendly expression. How did this bastard know that the secret passage to the ancestral hall was here?

As Huang San used his secret technique to enter the secret passage, Qingxiang's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Who exactly was this Huang San? How did he even know about the family's secret technique! She had never heard of him before!

"Young Wang Hong, this ancestral hall consists of three main halls. You can only enter the next one after completing the first one." Huang San led the group into a spacious hall with practiced ease. "We're using a secret passage; we're currently in the second main hall—the Gathering Ancestor Hall!"

Wang Hong was secretly shocked by Huang San's familiarity with this place. Thinking of how Lu Qingyuan had been injured by this fool, his face darkened. He said, "Huang San, you seriously injured my Qingyuan, and you're so familiar with this ancestral hall. What are your intentions?!"

Huang San cried out that he was innocent, looking at Qingxiang with pleading eyes: "I have already proven my loyalty to this fairy. I was acting on the orders of Lord Qing, the city lord! Besides, I'm the one who brought you to the Northern Continent. How could I possibly harm you!"

Qingxiang, however, didn't believe Huang San's story at all. "What, did the City Lord instruct you to kill Wang Hong on sight?"

Huang San looked embarrassed. He had no acquaintances in Beizhou, and smelled a scent that resembled Huang Ji's. He couldn't afford to think too much about it...

"The city lord ordered me to wait here. If I smell an aura similar to Huang Ji's, I was to crush the token and wait for him to arrive!" He hurriedly explained, but then his mind suddenly jolted.

He suddenly remembered another sentence that Qing Daren had said.

If you smell another scent, crush the token.

That aura... I've never heard of it before, I've never seen it before. It's not of my kind, but it's a friend!

Isn't that just talking about Wang Hong?!

So, crushing the token was the right thing to do!