Nie Tian didn’t say a word as Qin Yan gazed at him, her eyes filled with admiration and a hint of desire. “What if I had met him first, not Dong Li?”

A shade of redness appeared on Qin Yan’s cheeks as she was carried away by her thoughts. Even her bright eyes glittered with mixed emotions. “I’m just not as lucky as Dong Li. If I had met this guy before Dong Li did, things might have been completely different...”

It wasn’t very long before the members of the Gu Clan, the Cao Clan, and the Pill Pavilion Sect returned one after another. They all frowned deeply, as it seemed that none of them had caught or killed any outsiders.

Soon afterwards, Xuan Ke returned with a bundle of spirit plants in his hand. He was the only one who returned in high spirits.

“I killed one of the Stonemen and got these spirit plants from him.” With these words, he took a deep look at Nie Tian and added, “Only after fighting those outsiders personally did I realize how powerful Brother Nie is.”

The other Ice Pavilion Sect disciples who had returned with him nodded slightly, respect...