"Xiao Qin, since you're here, why hide from me." Wen Ting looked around, but did not find Xiao Man's hiding place.
A moment later, Xiao Man walked out from the shadows, her companions having been hidden away by her. "Young Master Wen, we meet again."
Wen Ting quickly retreated, putting distance between himself and Xiao Man, landing on his mount, Feixue. "Yes, we meet again. It's only been a few days, yet I feel as though years have passed."
Xiao Man sneered, "I always feel we've met before."
Wen Ting leaned forward, smiling wryly. "You, how can your memory be so poor? This is our third meeting. Tell me, haven't we met?"
"Before these three times, I think we must have met," Xiao Man said calmly, the sense of familiarity growing stronger. This person, she must have met them, or rather, they knew each other!
"Trying to get close, that's not how you do it," Wen Ting laughed loudly. "However, you don't need to try to get close to me, because I'm quite satisfied with you. My previous offer still stands. Come with me and be my companion reader, how about it?"
"Companion reader? Are you the emperor?" Nangong Yu sneered. Here, there were no companion readers, only servants and guards. Even guards were only slightly better than servants.
Emperor... A flicker of doubt flashed in Xiao Man's eyes, and she looked at Wen Ting with a complex expression. "Rui'er, do you think you can fool me?"
"Rui'er, who is that?" Wen Ting asked in surprise, his demeanor completely convincing. He showed no emotional fluctuation upon hearing the name, as if he genuinely didn't know the person Xiao Man mentioned.
"Aman, is it him?"
Xiao Man did not answer. Murong Sheng Rui was naturally adept at concealing his thoughts. Why else would she have fallen into Murong Sheng Rui's hands back then, if not for his superior ability to deceive?
"If you two join forces, I might be at a disadvantage. Then we shall meet again next time." Wen Ting threw a flirtatious glance at Xiao Man. "I hope when we meet again, you will change your mind."
"I hope we never meet again," Xiao Man said coldly, watching Wen Ting's figure disappear.
"Aman, this person is very strange," Nangong Yu said with a frown. "He wanted to kill me on sight."
"I can see that," Xiao Man said slowly. "He harbors great hostility towards you, but his attitude towards me is unclear. This means he intensely dislikes you, but not me, and even..."
Xiao Man paused for a moment: "He might even know I am a woman." Su Dan Novel Network.
"He saw through your female identity?" Nangong Yu was somewhat surprised. If Wen Ting had seen through Xiao Man's female identity, it might explain his targeting of Nangong Yu. However, Nangong Yu had not appeared with Xiao Man. The moment he appeared, this person wanted to kill him, which meant it wasn't because he saw through Xiao Man's female identity that he wanted to kill Nangong Yu, but because he had intended to kill him from the very beginning!
"Even if he saw through my female identity, it's not something to fear, but this reason doesn't hold up. However, we don't need to worry about it for now." Xiao Man was very calm. This Wen Ting was too bizarre; it was best to have less contact with him. As for his purpose, she would eventually find out.
"That's true. What about the others?"
"They were only controlled. I've given them medicine, and they will wake up in half an hour," Xiao Man explained. "However, this Wen Ting is indeed terrifying. He can actually control people's minds with a Blood Jade Flute. Fortunately, the time was not long, otherwise, these people would have become puppets."
"Puppets..." Nangong Yu was quite displeased.
"Yes, puppets. It seems I need to find a way to deal with the Sound Soul Technique of the Beast Taming Sect. Otherwise, if we face it, we will be at a disadvantage," Xiao Man said worriedly, moreover, her people could not afford any losses!
Wen Ting rode away, a complex look flashing in his eyes. He hadn't expected to meet them so soon. Time was long, and he couldn't be too hasty. Otherwise, if his identity were exposed, he would be the one to suffer.
When Xi Wen woke up, the first thing he saw was people lying on the ground, with Bai Chen also lying beside him.
"You're awake."
"Master, we encountered a..."
"I know," Xiao Man interrupted. "The other party is the Young Master of the Beast Taming Sect, Wen Ting. It's your bad luck to have encountered them."
Xi Wen rubbed his temples. "At that time, he brought you into the trial ground. Were you under his control?"
"Mmm, I encountered this person on the road. He knew I was going to the trial ground, so he gave me a ride. But the way he gave me a ride is hard to describe." Xiao Man gritted her teeth. "From now on, if you see this person, try to avoid him. He is skilled in beast taming and sound attacks. The reason you were controlled was because you fell victim to his sound-based soul control."
"Soul control?" Xi Wen looked at Xiao Man in confusion. "What kind of technique is this?"
"It should be a unique technique of the Beast Taming Sect, mainly used to control spirit beasts. But this Wen Ting is somewhat demonic; he used this technique on you to control you. Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise, you would have become his puppets."
"That terrifying?" Xi Wen felt a lingering fear. "Right, Boss, he captured us because he was looking for you. Is this person your enemy?"
"I don't know." Xiao Man shook her head. Even now, she still didn't understand what this Wen Ting wanted to do. If he was an enemy, he showed no intention of harming her. But if he wasn't an enemy, he deliberately targeted the people around her, and his methods were remarkably familiar!
"I suspect..."
"Suspect what?"
"Nothing." Xiao Man suppressed the doubt in her heart. "Trial ground, did you gain anything?"
"We were just captured by this capricious Young Master of the Beast Taming Sect as soon as we entered, and we almost became puppets. What could we gain?" Xi Wen was on the verge of tears and looked at Bai Chen, who was still lying on the side. "How is he?"
"He is more seriously injured than you are." Xiao Man glanced at Bai Chen, who was still unconscious. "When I arrived, he was the only one with his sanity intact, still doing his best to resist Wen Ting's soul control technique, so he was the most severely injured."
"Will he be alright?" Xi Wen asked worriedly. "Master cherishes Senior Brother Bai Chen like his own eyes. If anything were to happen to him, Master would go mad."
"It's fine, it will just take longer to recover. He's not in any serious danger."
"That's good." Xi Wen was relieved. "Boss, are you going to the noble families or the sects next?"
"Noble families," Xiao Man said slowly. "I need to verify a conjecture of mine."
"What conjecture?"
"A companion of mine should be in the noble families." Xiao Man's gaze was deep, a cold glint flashing in her eyes. If Mo Mo was safe, then everything would be fine. If something happened to Mo Mo, she would make sure the Jin family of Fengling City paid a heavy price.