"Ah?!"

Everyone on the Flying Boat was stunned, and immediately began to chatter and discuss. After Yun Nian heard a sentence, she stopped listening. At that moment, the Flying Boat shook violently and stopped in mid-air, no longer moving forward.

While everyone was wondering, a woman with a graceful figure and a pink skirt walked up slowly. As soon as she arrived, she brought with her an exceptionally thick Demonic Qi. When the woman looked up, her stunningly beautiful face was filled with a shallow smile. However, when her eyes swept over the people sitting in the Flying Boat, it couldn't help but make their hearts tremble with fear.

This was a Mighty One, a Devil Cultivator who had reached the Nascent Soul Stage!

On this Flying Boat, the highest cultivation level among the Dao Cultivators was only at the Golden Core Stage. They were simply unable to contend with her. It was no wonder that after this person intercepted the Flying Boat in mid-air, the others were also helpless against her.

The woman let out a charming laugh, and the Cultivators on the Flying Boat didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

When Yun Nian looked up toward the female Devil Cultivator, she couldn't help but be startled.

Wasn't this the female Devil Cultivator from the Hehuan Sect who had intercepted Elder Xu Xu on the Flying Boat during the demon extermination trial?!

Qi Rou walked gracefully onto the Flying Boat. At the same time, the entire Flying Boat had already been surrounded by a cloud of pink mist, unable to move an inch.

The only Golden Core Stage Cultivator was the person piloting the Flying Boat. At this moment, he gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and said, "Senior, what is your business for blocking our way?"

Since ancient times, Dao and Devil have been irreconcilable. In this struggle between Dao and Devil that has lasted for thousands of years, there were invisible constraints in the dark. A Nascent Soul Stage Devil Cultivator would not come here to kill Dao Cultivators for no reason, so the man plucked up the courage to step forward and ask.

"Little brother, don't panic, This servant is only here to find someone." Qi Rou curled her lips, her eyes and brows full of charm, causing even that Golden Core Cultivator to feel a momentary sway in his mind.

Devil Cultivators of the Hehuan Sect practice Mind-bewitching Arts from a young age, and these techniques have long been integrated into their every move. Even if Qi Rou did not intentionally cast a spell on the people on this Flying Boat, many Dao Cultivators with poor Mental State had already lost their composure.

After speaking, Qi Rou's gaze swept through the Flying Boat again, suddenly stopping on Yun Nian. Her eyebrows curved: "Found you."

Qi Rou hooked her finger, and Yun Nian felt a powerful suction pulling her toward Qi Rou. She was startled in her heart; why would this Devil Cultivator come looking for her? She hadn't even formed a grudge with her before!

In just a few breaths, Yun Nian was sucked in front of Qi Rou, floating in mid-air.

Qi Rou raised her hand, her jade-white fingertips gently lifting Yun Nian's chin. Her delicate gaze flickered before she slowly said, "The Little Girl has grown a bit chubbier. Do you still remember me?"

The feeling of being imprisoned by Demonic Qi all over her body was not good. Yun Nian looked at the woman in front of her with a wary expression: "Why did you grab me?"

Qi Rou curled her lips, let out a light laugh, and turned to walk out with Yun Nian.

The Golden Core Cultivator suddenly snapped back to his senses and hurriedly said, "This is the territory of Dao Cultivators. I hope Senior will not be presumptuous and release her immediately!"

"How is This servant being presumptuous? Killing all these little Daoists on this boat would be presumptuous. I'm taking one Yun Nian in exchange for the safety of all of you; that's already being merciful." Qi Rou's figure paused as she smiled softly.

"Yun... Yun Nian?!" The people on the Flying Boat heard Qi Rou's words and immediately knew Yun Nian's identity. Each and every one of them was stunned.

Qi Rou said no more and left, carrying Yun Nian in one hand, and the people behind did not chase after her.

After all, this was a Nascent Soul Stage Devil Cultivator!

And what she said was not without reason. If it caused more senseless casualties, it wouldn't be worth it.

After Yun Nian was abducted, the Golden Core Stage Cultivator hurriedly shouted, "Is anyone here from the Zixiao Sect? Quickly inform the Sect's higher-ups that Yun Nian has been abducted by a Devil Cultivator!"

The pink mist gathered into a cloud, and Yun Nian sat on it. Looking at the woman lazily leaning on the pink cloud in front of her, she frowned slightly: "If you have business, go find my Master. Why look for me?"

"If I don't look for you, how can I see your Master?" Those beautiful eyes swept over Yun Nian as she spoke with a light laugh.

Yun Nian suddenly understood. Previously, when this woman intercepted the Zixiao Sect's Flying Boat, she was coveting her Master's beauty. Now, she was blocking her on this road just to use her to lure Elder Xu Xu out. It seemed this devil woman was truly persistent. Yun Nian now regretted why Elder Xu Xu had asked her to go first, leaving her behind. Now look what happened—she got caught.

But since she was only bait to draw out Elder Xu Xu, this devil woman probably wouldn't hurt her for the time being. With her life guaranteed, Yun Nian's thoughts were no longer in disarray. She asked again, "Where are we going now?"

Hearing this, Qi Rou took another look at Yun Nian: "You, Little Girl, are quite calm. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

"I can't beat you," Yun Nian said straightforwardly.

Her current cultivation was only at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. Even though the Bone Burying Wolf inside her could barely handle someone at the Golden Core Early Stage for a moment, the Nascent Soul Stage was still an extremely powerful existence. With her current ability, even with ten Bone Burying Wolves, she couldn't beat one Qi Rou. Whether she lived or died was entirely up to her.

"Pfft—" Qi Rou burst out laughing, a glint in her eyes: "You, Little Girl, are to my taste, and your looks aren't bad either. If Elder Xu Xu hadn't taken you in first, I would definitely train you well and have you inherit my mantle in the future."

"However..." Qi Rou's tone suddenly shifted, and the smile in her eyes became increasingly hard to read. "Previously, your Master offended me. As Her Highness the Saintess of the Hehuan Sect, I cannot let my face be lost. I have to pay him back, don't I?"

"If you can't beat the big one, you come to bully the small one; that's what's truly losing face." Yun Nian spoke immediately.

Qi Rou narrowed her eyes: "Quite the sharp tongue."

"I'm just saying," Yun Nian quickly added, "if you feel you're bullying the weak and fearing the strong, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

"So according to you, I should go to your Master for revenge. If your Master heard these words, wouldn't he be heartbroken?" Qi Rou added.

Seeing her turn the spearhead back toward her, Yun Nian's eyes flickered as she continued, "Master is a man who takes responsibility for his actions. As a model for her Sect, the Saintess surely would not do something like bullying the weak. This Junior was merely stating the facts."

After the words fell, Qi Rou thought for a long while before saying, "There's some truth to that, but don't think for a second I'll let you go."

Yun Nian's face was calm.

The Debt of Romance her Master incurred himself—he couldn't just wash his hands of it and do nothing.

Following the news of the Yiqu Bureau results, the matter of Yun Nian being abducted by a Devil Cultivator of the Hehuan Sect spread throughout the major Sects. The occurrence of these events couldn't help but make people sigh.