All of a sudden, her pupils contracted slightly, and a hint of confusion appeared on her face as if she'd seen something that was both shocking and perplexing to her.

Tang Wulin brandished his Golden Dragon Spear, and said in a grim voice, "I had no intention of hunting for soul beasts here, and we don't know how we ended up in here; we were already unconscious by the time we arrived in this forest. Not long after we woke up, the Crimson Fire Monkey King attacked us, and that was why we killed it."

The purple-haired woman's brows furrowed tightly, and she didn't continue to speak, but the pressure erupting from her body had clearly lessened.

Right at this moment, Gu Yue poked her head out from behind Tang Wulin and appraised the purple-haired woman with a curious look on her face.

Their eyes met, and the woman immediately shuddered as an astonished look appeared on her face. She almost instinctively blurted out something, but she caught herself after taking in Gu Yue's...