drag us into the mess. We won’t be able to leave the canyon immediately.” Qin Lie frowned and said in a low tone, “Also, we have a higher chance of survival with them covering our backs. At the very least, they could slow down Shattered Ice Manor…”
“How ruthless!”
Both Ling Yushi and Ling Ying’s hearts turned frosty, and they stared at Qin Lie with a strange look the moment they heard those words.
“Okay. Qin Lie, please proceed to the Arctic Mountain Range right now, and once you’re gone, I’ll wake Ling Feng and the others up to go searching for you!” Ling Yushi grit her teeth, aware that there was no time to hesitate at a critical moment like this. While she was speaking, she had already taken out a pen and paper and swiftly wrote something.
“Got it.” Qin Lie nodded his head, lifted the blinds, and exited the tent immediately.
“Oh my. First Miss, you’re so bad! You’ve fooled us all!” Ling Ying exclaimed softly with glowing eyes. She said, “It’s like he’s a changed man the moment his eyes lit up! Not only is he incredibly handsome, he’s so, so…”
“What?” Ling Yushi impatiently shot her a glance.
“So attractive!” Ling Ying finally found the adjective and questioned in a sweet tone, “How is this possible? Isn’t he only fifteen years old?”
“Foolish girl! We have a crisis on our hands and you’re thinking about this?” Ling Yushi shot her a glare. She then gave her a few instructions before walking out of the tent and woke up Ling Feng, Ling Xin, and the others one by one. She told them that Qin Lie had gone missing and requested their help search to for him together.
Ling Xin and the others were deep asleep, so they were incredibly unhappy to begin with when they were woken up from their dreams. The moment they heard that it was to find that idiot Qin Lie, their complaints and anger immediately increased tenfold, and if it wasn’t for Ling Yushi’s reputation, they would’ve exploded with curses already.
The commotion was loud enough to wake Liu Yan, Gao Yu, and Feng Yi from their sleep, and when they confirmed the situation, they too cursed loudly that it would be a given if the idiot turned up dead later. They even told the Ling Family to keep it down as much as possible and not disturb their sleep.
“Let’s go. Bring your weapons along just in case we need them,” Ling Yushi ordered, and ignoring the grumbles of her people, she began leading the way deep into the canyon.
There was nothing they could do, so they followed Ling Yushi while cursing Qin Lie on the side and gradually left the camp site.
“Everyone, follow Ling Ying and leave this place as quickly as possible!” The moment they pulled away from the other two families, Ling Yushi abruptly turned around and shouted with an extremely serious look.
“First Miss, what’s going on?” Ling Feng was the first to notice something was amiss.
“No time for questions. Ling Feng, you will lead everyone else with Ling Ying and escape at full speed deep into the Arctic Mountain Range!” Ling Yushi loudly ordered.
“Big Brother Ling, I’ll tell you later, so bring your men over already!” Ling Ying beckoned him over.
Ling Feng, Ling Xin, and the rest of the Ling Family all wore doubtful expressions on their faces, but they obeyed her orders nonetheless and swiftly left the canyon.
Ling Yushi stayed at the very back of the group. It was only until after they had retreated for a while that she pulled out the arrow that she had prepared some time ago, aimed, and then fired it at Liu Yan’s tent. A letter had been tied to it.
“Swoosh!”
The arrow flew over with a piercing sound. The expression of Liu Yan, who hadn’t fallen asleep yet, changed when he heard the noise and flipped open the blinds with a start.
“Pwack!”
The arrow landed right in front of his tent.
Liu Yan’s face turned cold for a second, but then he noticed the letter on the arrow and immediately grabbed it to read it. A single glance was all it took for his face to lose its color as he exclaimed in a low tone, “Gao Yu!”
Gao Yu’s tent was closer to his, so upon hearing his call, he immediately rushed over with a cold look in his eyes and asked, “I heard an arrow. Who was it?”
“Big Brother Liu, what’s going on over there?” Although Feng Yi was a bit further away, he too vaguely heard the vague sound of a piercing arrow. He wasn’t too sure about the it and could not help but call out in askance.
“It’s nothing. Those Ling bastards woke me up and I couldn’t sleep, so I got out to stretch my body a little.”
Liu Yan replied with a strange look on his face before signalling to Gao Yu meaningfully. The moment the two of them entered his tent, he immediately passed over the letter Ling Yushi sent over to Gao Yu.
“Gao Yuan is dead. The Feng Family has colluded with Shattered Ice Manor, and they plan to seize the Fiery Solar Jade Mine for themselves. An Elder and his team from Shattered Ice Manor is on their way, and they will enter the canyon in about