Tiger Ridge, in the entirety of Haoyue Sect, is a truly top-tier blessed land. Here is the retreat place for three Quasi-Saints.

And these three Quasi-Saints, one is the Sect Master of Haoyue Sect, two are elders of Haoyue Sect, one is the Chief Elder, the other is Second Elder.

If it weren't for Grandpa's reminder, Liu Yunfeng would have never thought Lin Xiu would be imprisoned here. His heart was overwhelmed by desolation. Clearly, this matter had already been approved by the Sect Master, otherwise, how could Lin Xiu have been imprisoned here?

You really think highly of me!

Deep within Liu Yunfeng's heart, a raging fury burned, and he was in an uncontrollable state of anger.

But he understood that now was not the time for an outburst. He had to rescue Lin Xiu, he had to ensure the safety of his two brothers. Undeniably, the current Haoyue Sect was still like a dragon's den and a tiger's cave for them. His two brothers were willing to brave this danger with him, which meant they had entrusted their lives into Liu Yunfeng's hands. If anything untoward happened to the two brothers, Liu Yunfeng would never rest in peace even in death.

Liu Yunfeng grew up here since he was young; for over a hundred years, he was so familiar with every blade of grass and tree in Haoyue Sect that he could not be any more acquainted. Triggered by the scenery, he grew even more heartbroken.

Soon, he led Chu Mo and Zi Dao to the vicinity of Tiger Ridge.

Looking at the massive ridge ahead that resembled a ferocious tiger, Liu Yunfeng glanced at Chu Mo and Zi Dao, then nodded his head and darted towards a particular spot.

He was exceedingly familiar with this place, having come here countless times. Where Lin Xiu might be imprisoned was clear in his mind.

The realms and strengths of the three of them were considered top-notch within Haoyue Sect. With deliberate concealment, no one could detect their presence.

However, the closer they got to the place Liu Yunfeng intended to go, the more stringent the defenses became. All three could clearly sense that a large number of supreme cultivators were hidden in the shadows.

But to the three of them, these supremes posed no threat and none could detect them.

Thus, under Liu Yunfeng's lead, the three of them made their way to the entrance of a cave unnoticed. But here, they unexpectedly encountered a person.

A bald man.

From his silhouette, the bald man had a short and stout figure, short and chubby, standing there, pitch-dark, indistinguishable from a water tank if not for utilizing magical power.

A bald chef?

Chu Mo and Zi Dao glanced at Liu Yunfeng.

They saw him beginning to tremble, a clear sign he might explode at any moment.

"Brother Second, restrain yourself," Zi Dao transmitted his voice to remind him.

Liu Yunfeng took a deep breath in secret, then coldly watched the bald man chatting with the guards at the cave entrance.

"Bald chef, I'm saying, can't you wear a ghost face mask when you go out? Aren't you intentionally trying to scare people by showing up like this?" A cultivator at the peak realm of supreme teased maliciously.

Another peak supreme cultivator said with a giggling smile: "Bald chef, you have a good fate, you'll soon be able to sleep with the most beautiful flower of our Haoyue Sect."

"Heh, heh, it's all because the Sect Master took pity on me, granting me a stunning beauty to be my wife," the voice of the bald chef was filled with obsequiousness.

Chu Mo and Zi Dao felt goosebumps all over.

So disgusting!

Just by the voice, one could tell that this person was definitely sleazy.

"It's good that you know it's the Sect Master showing favor. But I'm wondering, baldy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? Worried about your bride being mistreated? Rest assured, we don't have the guts to bully her. She isn't sealed in her cultivation, although she can't beat us two, but if she makes a noise, we can't handle the trouble," said the cultivator who previously mocked the bald chef about needing a ghost face mask.

"Ah, ah? Her cultivation isn't sealed?" The bald chef seemed very surprised and somewhat disappointed.

"Yeah, what? Got any ideas?" Another cultivator laughed lustily: "I'm saying, baldy, those thoughts of yours... are not too pure, huh? You wouldn't be thinking of turning raw rice into cooked rice right now, would you?"

"That… It's not like that, I'm just worried about her, not as you've said. Heh heh, she's going to be my wife soon. A day sooner or later... Why would I be so anxious? Right? Great sirs, look, this is a little token of my... appreciation," while speaking obsequiously, the bald chef took out a food box from his body.

The two cultivators thought the bald man wanted to bribe them with resources, but when they saw him take out a food box, they were all stunned. The cultivator who suggested the bald should wear a ghost face mask said coldly: "Baldy, do you think we two... two peak supremes, would lack a meal?"

The other also sneered: "Baldy, do you feel that you've become noble now that you are about to marry a flower from Haoyue Sect?"

"Heh… Heh… Not at all, how dare I? How could I, the bald one, be unaware of my own situation? Great sirs, take a good look, what's inside… that food box?" the bald chef continued with a flattering face.

"Heh heh, let's see what you got," the monk who mocked the bald man chuckled, lifting the lid of the food box abruptly and was taken aback, exclaiming, "Ten thousand year old pig fish? Baldy... are you out of your mind?"

Another monk was also astonished, "I say, Baldy, you've really got guts, how dare you pilfer ingredients that are... that are specially for that person?"

"Hey... hey... it's fine, I've just nicked two, there's still plenty left. That person doesn't eat it every day. Missing two, no problem," Baldy said.

"I say, Baldy, you're really something... huh? You must do this kind of thing often, don't you?" the monk who ridiculed Baldy asked with a half-smile.

"Hey... hey... how would I dare, how would I dare? Isn't it... isn't it because I'm asking you two for a favor?" Baldy said.

"Spill it, what's up?" the derisive monk asked, giving Baldy a sidelong glance.

"I want... I want to go see her and bring her... some food." Baldy said shyly, "Though I'm ugly, I... I also wish, also wish she wouldn't be so annoyed with me."

"You're indeed thoughtful. Fine, it's allowed. But Baldy, you've been warned; don't have any crooked thoughts. That lady's combat strength is terrifying. If it weren't for having to keep Liu Yunfeng, that little traitor, alive, she would've probably ended her own life by now. So, behave yourself," the other monk said.

"I understand, I really do, hey... hey..." Baldy said, ingratiatingly smiling and entering the cave.

At this point, Liu Yunfeng was seething with rage and was about to charge forth.

But he was held back by Chu Mo, who transmitted a message to him, "The stuff in that food box is highly poisonous, don't be impulsive!"

Chu Mo had a poor impression of the bald chef before, thinking of him as a toad lusting after swan meat, but judging from what had just happened, things... might not be as simple as they imagined.

Liu Yunfeng forcefully contained the rage in his heart. Meanwhile, the two monks by the cave entrance could hardly restrain themselves and wanted to feast greedily.

However, the mocking monk was still somewhat cautious as he whispered, "Brother, I've heard this pig fish is highly toxic, the older it is, the more poisonous. These strips with ten black lines are already ten thousand years old, what if..."

The other monk waved his hand and laughed, "Aren't you overthinking it? Just Baldy? Does he have the guts to harm us? He still dreams of bringing a ravishing beauty home. Don't worry about it, he wouldn't dare, even if he had the guts!"

Saying that, he was the first to pick up a piece with his chopsticks, put it into his mouth, and then expressed with a face full of enjoyment, "This is so delicious, goddamn, I've wanted to try this for a long time but never had the chance!"

Seeing his companion eat without any reaction, the mocking monk couldn't resist anymore, thinking to himself that although Baldy's cultivation was not low, when had he ever been seen fighting anyone? Even some people in the kitchen with far lower cultivation would brazenly call him Baldy, and he could only respond with a shy... hey... hey..."

This monk mimicked Baldy's way of speaking, then continued to gorge himself, adding, "Brother, if you say you're not going to eat..."

"Eat, why wouldn't I? Don't even think about it!" The monk who mocked Baldy finally couldn't resist anymore, grabbed a big piece, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Two pieces of ten-thousand-year-old pig fish, not too large, each over a foot long, were almost instantaneously devoured by the two supreme monks. They didn't even have time for a drink.

At that moment, the monk who ate first suddenly changed his complexion, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't make a sound at all!

His eyes bulged out, and veins throbbed visibly on the forehead, face, and neck—every exposed part of his skin. Then, with a retch, he vomited a large mouthful of black blood and fell to the ground, dead.

This scene stunned the other monk; he opened his mouth, ready to scream for help, but a flash of sword light passed by, beheading him.

At the same time, an extremely ugly-looking bald man crawled out of the cave, and speaking coldly in the direction of Chu Mo and the others, said: "Who says I don't dare to kill? Damn bastards, feeling good calling me Baldy, huh?"

This moment shocked Liu Yunfeng and Zi Dao profoundly; they turned to look at Chu Mo, realizing this third brother was truly terrifying, for he had managed to deduce Baldy's intentions.

Chu Mo looked at them, smiled, and did not explain that the Sky Piercing Mirror had already detected something wrong with the contents inside the Baldy's food box much earlier.

At that moment, Baldy, speaking softly towards the cave, said: "Junior Sister Xiu, you should run. Don't hesitate, go straight to the Trial Field and look for Yunfeng. Remember, never come back."

"Senior Brother, what about you... and why are you doing this? Don't you know this will ruin you?" Lin Xiu's voice came from inside the cave. Soon, her figure also appeared in Chu Mo's line of sight.

Liu Yunfeng's eyes reddened immediately.

Baldy laughed and said: "My life's been ruined a long time ago. This face of mine was poisoned by that pig fish back then. I was lucky to find an antidote, but it was too late. So, my life is a waste. The one who poisoned me was a disciple of the Haoyue Sect. It's a long story, but anyhow, I later killed that guy. Now I'm a man with no ties left. Also, Junior Sister Xiu, I am well aware of my place, and even if I were handsome, I couldn't compete with a Heavenly Genius like Junior Brother Yunfeng over a woman. Those people did it solely to sicken Junior Brother Yunfeng. But they clearly don't regard me as a person. Heh... I just showed them, no matter how ugly, I am still a human!"

"Senior Brother..." Lin Xiu's eyes reddened, tears fell from her delicate face like a porcelain doll, she bowed deeply to Baldy: "Senior Brother's great kindness, Lin Xiu will never forget for as long as I live!"

"Go on, go now, if someone finds out, you won't be able to leave," Baldy forced out a smile that would have frightened even ghosts on his extremely ugly face.

But at this moment, in Lin Xiu's eyes, it was the warmest smile in the world.

Just then, from the void, an ice-cold voice suddenly sounded: "Baldy... You've got some nerve!"

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