Warning! A hidden dragon has emerged!

"Our operation plan has definitely been leaked."

Jiang Yao's face turned extremely ugly.

If the operation hadn't been leaked, how could someone have laid an ambush in the Misty Ghost Forest beforehand?

Considering Xie Bi'an's series of suspicious actions, her suspicions deepened, and she became increasingly angry.

"Mr. Lin, with your strength, how far can your Frost Qi cover at most?"

Jiang Yao suddenly asked a question, her eyes filled with urgency.

"Ten meters at most."

Although Lin Wanrou did not understand her intention, she responded truthfully.

"Ten meters is enough!"

Jiang Yao's eyes lit up, and she immediately thought of a way to gather everyone.

"Visibility here is only five meters, but your Frost Qi can sense movement within ten meters. You can use your Frost Qi to mark the way, so the lost team members can reunite by following the marks!"

"Great idea!"

Lin Wanrou nodded emphatically. This method was simple, direct, and completely feasible.

The three of them immediately took action.

Jiang Yao and Lin Wanrou led Gu Changming through the mist at high speed. Lin Wanrou released her icy true energy along the way, leaving clear ice marks.

Jiang Yao also instructed Xiao Yi to activate the intelligent system to contact the scattered team members nearby and have them quickly reunite by following the ice mark.

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Gu Changming then shouted at the top of his lungs into the thick fog.

"Everyone, gather around me! Don't scatter! Don't act alone!"

The method worked, and soon the missing team members arrived one after another, quickly gathering nearly a hundred people and the team became orderly again.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief and rejoiced at their reunion, a sinister laugh suddenly exploded above their heads, eerie and jarring.

"Hehehe... Everyone's gathered now, saves me the trouble of looking for them one by one!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange flute melody slowly rose, melodious yet sinister.

In this pitch-black fog, the sound sent chills down one's spine.

"Everyone be careful, there's something strange about that flute music!"

Lin Wanrou gave a stern reminder.

She knew all too well the power of that flute music!

On that day in the center of Jincheng, Qiu Qianren used this flute music to summon countless snakes, insects, rats, and ants to attack her and Qin Quan, killing many innocent people.

Now, this eerie flute music is playing again, still in this misty, ghostly forest teeming with snakes and insects. The poisonous creatures around here are probably several times more ferocious than those in the center of Jincheng.

At her reminder, all the team members immediately gripped their Dragon Sparrow Blades, stood back to back in a huddle, and scanned their surroundings warily, not daring to breathe.

"Team Leader Jiang!"

At this moment, Xie Bi'an arrived late with the remaining team members, his face showing some anxiety and guilt.

"We got lost just now too. Thanks to the ice markers you left behind, we were able to find everyone so quickly. I'm really sorry I'm late."

Brush brush!

All the team members turned to look at Xie Bi'an, their expressions complex.

There was suspicion, scrutiny, and a cold wariness.

Jiang Yao, Lin Wanrou, and Gu Changming were particularly hostile and subconsciously distanced themselves from Xie Bi'an.

The fog hadn't lifted, the flute music was eerie, and it was midnight again. The ambushing enemy was still lurking in the shadows, but Xie Bi'an arrived just in time. Jiang Yao and Lin Wanrou's speculations reached their peak.

"Team Leader Xie, didn't you say the Misty Ghost Forest was safe? How come there's both flute music and eerie laughter in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Yao crossed her arms and stared at Xie Bi'an with a half-smile, her eyes full of undisguised suspicion.

Lin Wanrou, who was standing to the side, had already quietly adjusted her spiritual energy, and pure Yin energy was surging around her, ready to make a move at any time.

Xie Bi'an's face instantly darkened, and he said with a serious expression:

"I just remembered that this is Old Ghost's territory. That guy is notorious for his evil deeds. He has harmed many disciples in the ancient martial arts world over the years and is the number one wanted criminal on the Hidden Dragon List."

"You, as the head of the Hidden Dragon in Southern Xinjiang, say you only just remembered this is Old Ghost's territory? Do you think I'd believe that?"

Jiang Yao's tone was icy, showing no respect whatsoever.

"Team Leader Jiang, what do you mean by that?"

Xie Bi'an's eyes turned cold, carrying a hint of questioning.

"What do you mean by that?"

Jiang Yao took a step forward, exuding confidence, and immediately launched into a confrontation.

"Before entering the Ten Thousand Mountains, you bargained with Captain Qin and deliberately delayed us; just now you insisted on going through the Misty Ghost Forest, leading us into a fire pit; now that we have finally gathered everyone together, you are late again."

"Xie Bi'an, your every move makes me suspicious!"

Upon hearing this, the way the Hidden Dragon team members looked at Xie Bi'an changed.

Previously, no one had thought about it too deeply, treating it as an accident. But after Jiang Yao sorted it out, Xie Bi'an's various actions were indeed bizarrely outrageous.

Everyone gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes scrutinizing him. If he couldn't explain himself clearly today, even if he wasn't a traitor, he would still be guilty.

"You just want an explanation, right now? I'll give it to you!"

Xie Bi'an's face turned ashen from the rebuke. Without another word, he grabbed the Dragon Sparrow Blade, leaped into the air, and charged towards the direction from which the flute music was coming, roaring:

"Today, I, Xie Bi'an, will use that old ghost's head to prove my innocence!"

"What a pity!"

A sinister sigh echoed from the void. He had intended to sit back and watch the tigers fight, to see the hidden dragons kill each other, but he never expected Xie Bi'an to charge straight at him.

"I was hoping to save some energy, but it seems that's not an option."

The old ghost sneered disdainfully, slowly raising the bone flute in his hand. The eerie melody rang out again, even more piercing and chilling than before.

The surrounding miasma and fog became distorted and thickened with the sound of the flute, and an invisible ripple of sound wave, carrying the power to disturb people's souls, spread rapidly through the fog.

Before Xie Bi'an's blade could even get close to the old ghost, he was struck in the soul by the sound wave. He felt dizzy and weak all over, and his body fell uncontrollably to the ground.

The Hidden Dragon team members around them were not spared either. The moment they heard the flute, their heads felt like they were being repeatedly hit by a heavy hammer, their heads were splitting with pain, and some of them rolled around in pain, looking like they were going crazy.

"Oh no! This is a sonic attack! Everyone, cover your ears!"

Jiang Yao was shocked and shouted a warning, but it was too late.

Many team members have already been affected by the sound of the flute and have lost their fighting ability.

Although it was Lin Wanrou's first time participating in a real battle, she reacted extremely quickly under Qin Quan's tutelage.

With a wave of her hands, she unleashed a burst of pure Yin energy, which transformed into an ice wall that froze the surrounding miasma and fog.

At the same time, it reduced the spread of the eerie flute sound.

The pain in everyone's eyes instantly subsided, and they all recovered.

"There's hope!"

Jiang Yao and Lin Wanrou exchanged a glance, both seeing a glimmer of hope in each other's eyes.

The two instantly put aside their previous differences and united against the common enemy.

"President Lin, use your Frost Qi to hold him off and create a soundproof barrier. I'll launch a surprise attack from the flank!"

Jiang Yao quickly gave the order, and after she had already retreated, she prepared to launch an attack from the side.

"good!"

Lin Wanrou nodded in agreement, and with a renewed burst of power from her palms, her icy true energy surged forth continuously.

Not only did it reinforce the soundproof ice wall, but it also transformed into ice blades that shot towards the old ghost's front, feigning a main attack.