Chapter 1759 - Red-haired Lady (1/2)

It was a lady whose red hair reached her waist. She had a cold expression on her face.

Lin Huang could not help but frown under his golden mask.

Naturally, he recognized this lady. Liu Fu had mentioned before that her name was Xia Bing. She was a rogue cultivator who had only joined Star Cluster during the past hundred or so years.

The reason why Lin Huang had a distinct impression on her was that, among the 21 major dao-level powerhouses who entered the mystic territory this time, this lady's ability could definitely rank within the top two.

White Brow from the Longevity Tribe and her were the only two people who he could sense a threat from.

Now that Xia Bing had suddenly appeared here, he could not help but suspect that she was on the same side as Ao Yu.

After all, she was from Star Cluster, while Ao Yu was from Infinite.

Theoretically, they should not be in contact at all.

However, now that Ao Yu was in danger, she was the first one to come to his rescue.

It made Lin Huang suspect her identity.

”What are you doing?” Xia Bing stared fixedly at Lin Huang. Her tone was cold.

Just when Lin Huang was thinking about how to respond to that question before he could confirm her identity, Ao Yu answered instead.

”Senior Xia, there's a high chance that this person is the Raiders' spy. He put on a mask intentionally to hide his identity and then attacked me for no reason. If not for the fact that he's not using the battle techniques that he's proficient in, as he's worried about exposing his identity, he might've already killed me.”

As soon as Ao Yu said those words, the way Xia Bing looked at Lin Huang turned more and more unkind.

What he said made Lin Huang even more confused about Xia Bing's identity.

On one hand, if she was also a Raider, what Ao Yu said was basically telling her that Lin Huang had discovered the Raiders' plan and he was getting her to kill Lin Huang.

On the other hand, if Xia Bing was not a Raider, Ao Yu was making him a scapegoat in an attempt to mislead her intentionally to generate conflict between him and Xia Bing.

”You can really distort the truth to suit your purpose.”

”If you say that he's distorting the truth, I'll give you a chance to explain then,” Xia Bing spoke while frowning. ”However, if I'm not happy with your explanation, I can only treat you as a spy and act accordingly.”

”Don't give him a chance to defend himself!” Ao Yu instantly shouted as he stood aside.

Xia Bing merely glanced at him and ignored him.

In reality, before confirming her identity, Lin Huang was unwilling to fight her. It was not that he was worried that he would not be her match, but rather that he would have to expose his true ability if they really ended up fighting. He would most probably have to reveal his Sword Dao and Divine Telekinesis techniques.

Moreover, given their abilities, the energy fluctuations caused by the battle would definitely be felt even far away. It would definitely attract the probing of ill-intentioned people.

Meanwhile, such probing would mean that there would be a high chance that the Raiders would find him after the mystic territory exploration ended.

Discovering the threat that his ability elevation speed posed, he was almost sure that the Raiders would send powerhouses beyond dao-level to kill him as soon as they locked on to him.

Lin Huang nodded anyway as hundreds of thoughts flashed through his mind.

”I chased after him because I saw him killing an Infinite colleague with my very own eyes. I didn't attack him for no reason. Instead, I questioned him. I only attacked him after confirming that he's a spy that the Raiders planted in Infinite.”

”Nonsense! Don't believe him, Senior Xia! He's framing me because I exposed his identity,” Ao Yu retorted immediately. He soon pinpointed Lin Huang's weakness. ”If he's not a spy, why is he wearing a mask to conceal his aura, not daring to show his real face?!”