In the dim evening light, a large bird whose color blended into the night swooped down from the sky and snatched the giant centipede that had suddenly lunged out.
The Black Abyss Falcon moved extremely fast. Its beak was sharp and its attack power formidable. With a single bite, it nearly severed the centipede in half.
The scream that rang out came from He Biyu.
The enormous centipede was actually a third-rank spirit beast, far stronger than He Biyu, whose cultivation was only at mid Foundation Establishment Stage.
If not for the help from her elders, she would've never been able to contract a spirit beast with such strength.
Normally, a cultivator's cultivation must surpass that of the spirit beast in order to suppress it and make it obedient.
It's precisely because of this centipede that her cultivation had advanced so quickly.
But now that the centipede had been injured, she also suffered from the backlash.
He Biyu was nearly driven mad.
She had never expected a Black Abyss Falcon to appear!
Seeing the massive wings it spread out that were large enough to blot out the sky, she immediately knew that its cultivation was far stronger than her centipede!
And birds were the natural predators of insects, the suppression between them was innate.
Once the centipede entered the Black Abyss Falcon's mouth, its life was practically over!
But this was her contracted spirit beast. If the centipede died, she would suffer severe injuries too!
The reason He Biyu had sent the centipede to attack Jiang Yunnuan was, of course, because of Jiang Yuanxin.
Earlier, Jiang Yuanxin had complained to her. That was when she learned Jiang Yuanxin had been driven out of room no. 1!
And the one who had taken Jiang Yuanxin's room was actually her shameless elder sister who had run away with a man years ago!
Seeing the injuries on Jiang Yuanxin and Jiang Yuanchen's faces and their aggrieved expressions, He Biyu became filled with righteous anger and immediately declared that she would teach Jiang Yunnuan a lesson.
So she came.
Of course, she wasn't intending to kill Jiang Yunnuan. This was Changtian Sect. No matter how arrogant she was, killing someone on another sect's territory would be inappropriate.
But leaving someone in a state worse than death was a very easy matter.
Her centipede carried deadly poison. If someone was bitten, their entire body would become paralyzed, and their cultivation would be affected.
If Jiang Yunnuan was bitten, she would suffer greatly.
But who could've expected a Black Abyss Falcon to appear here?!
"Let it go!" He Biyu charged forward with bloodshot eyes, attacking the falcon.
"Yi—!"
The Black Abyss Falcon cried sharply and flew into the sky, it's beak still clamps around the centipede whose life or death was unknown.
At the same time, it beat its wings, a violent gust of wind swept outward, directly sending He Biyu flying.
"Ah—!"
He Biyu let out a shrill scream as she was blown more than ten meters away before crashing heavily to the ground, right onto a large rock.
She groaned as blood surged upward. Her throat tasted metallic, her vision darkened, and she nearly fainted.
Everything had happened so quickly that Jiang Yunnuan and the others hadn't even had time to react before the centipede was carried into the sky.
Thinking about the huge and terrifying centipede that had just leapt out, goosebumps rose all over Jiang Yunnuan's skin.
The creature was black with gray streaks, its hundred legs writhing wildly. One glance was enough to know that it was highly venomous.
Even without being bitten, just looking at it made her skin crawl!
Thinking of that, anger flared in her eyes.
"Who is she?" Qin Yiwei also felt lingering fear as she looked at the fallen He Biyu, her heart full of suspicion.
"I also don't know her." Jiang Yunnuan shook her head. "I've never seen her before."
"If you don't know her, why would she send a spirit beast to attack you?" Xin Jinrui frowned.
Chu Jingzhuo reacted quickly, "Does she know your younger brother and sister?"
That suggestion immediately made Jiang Yunnuan understand, "That's possible!"
After all, Jiang Yuanxin and Jiang Yuanchen definitely knew many people.
It's entirely possible that this woman had come to stand up for them.
Jiang Yuanxin had always been good at playing the victim and getting others to act on her behalf.
"What do we do now?" Jiang Yunnuan felt the urge to go over and smack He Biyu with a stick.
"I…"
Before she could finish speaking, He Biyu let out an agonizing scream as her body began convulsing.
The terrifying sight made them all instinctively take several steps back.
The commotion also quickly attracted the attention of the disciples guarding outside.
Several disciples rushed in, "What happened?"
"What's going on?"
Soon they saw He Biyu lying unconscious with weak breathing, and their expressions immediately changed.
"Isn't this Junior Sister He Biyu from Myriad Beast Sect?!"
Myriad Beast Sect?
Jiang Yunnuan and the others exchanged glances.
So she was from Myriad Beast Sect.
No wonder she carried a centipede.
The disciples hurried over and lifted He Biyu up, "Quick, get a healer!"
Soon everyone was rushing around as they carried He Biyu away.
Two disciples stayed behind, staring sharply at Jiang Yunnuan and the others, "What exactly happened here? How did she get injured?"
Their tone was far from polite.
This was He Biyu! An inner disciple of Myriad Beast Sect!
If something happened to her here, they wouldn't escape responsibility.
Everyone knew Myriad Beast Sect was extremely protective of its disciples.
"I…"
"We don't know either!" Chu Jingzhuo quickly stepped forward to explain, stopping Jiang Yunnuan, whose expression had darkened. "We had just returned when we were almost attacked by a centipede. Luckily, a big bird suddenly swooped down from the sky. When it flapped its wings, the Junior Sister He you mentioned was blown away. After that she fainted."
He wore an innocent, confused expression, "We don't know what happened either."
Qin Yiwei nodded in agreement, "Yes, we don't know the details. By the way, don't you have a mountain-protecting formation here? How could such a terrifying spirit bird come down here?"
Jiang Yunnuan added coldly, "And why was there a poisonous centipede here? I think you should give us an explanation."
Lu Wenjun chimed in, "Exactly! We haven't even settled accounts with you yet!"
Surrounded by their barrage of questions, the two disciples panicked, cold sweat breaking out.
The mountain-protecting formation was only activated during critical situations. After all, it consumed a huge amount of energy.
Yingke Peak also had protective formations, but they generally dealt with bird beasts below third-rank.
Spirit beasts fourth-rank or higher possessed high intelligence. Unless someone provoked them, they wouldn't come here to cause trouble.
After all, if they came here and killed someone, they might not escape alive!
Changtian Sect had many powerful experts. If they decided to hunt such them down, escape would be nearly impossible.
Who could've expected such a massive bird to suddenly appear?!
The two disciples were completely bewildered by Chu Jingzhuo and the others' confident accusations, "We… we will report this matter to our superiors."
"Go ahead,"
The disciples hurried away.
Xin Jinrui and the others exchanged glances, then decisively turned around to find Ke Chongzhen and the others.
Their Master told them that if something happened, they should find someone for help.
This matter could be big or small, but they might not be able to handle it themselves.
After all, judging from the situation, He Biyu's contracted beast had just been eaten by the Black Abyss Falcon.
That wasn't something a few junior disciples like them could resolve by simply pretending ignorance.
Soon, the Ke family of four learned about the incident.
"How outrageous!" Ke Minglu slammed the table. "I will absolutely not allow them to bully you!"