That Is Not My Sister But Bibi Dong?!

"Ah, this..."

Xiao Bai took a step back and waved her hand.

"Sister Sea Witch, I really don't have any intention of falling in love."

She had just glanced at Ye Tian out of curiosity about his story.

There were no improper thoughts involved.

As the sole hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, Xiao Bai's greatest ambition was to help her tribe escape the harassment of the Evil Spirit Orca clan and find a peaceful habitat in the ocean.

Until that goal was achieved, she had no other concerns.

However, the Sea Witch didn't believe her at all. A sly smile appeared on her lips as she pinched Xiao Bai's cheek.

"You think I don't know the little thoughts in your heart?"

Lying beside Xiao Bai, she whispered, "But you and Ye Tian are indeed not suitable for each other."

After spending over a month with Ye Tian, the Sea Witch had gained a deep understanding of his character.

Although Ye Tian appeared gentle and approachable, his talent and vision were exceptionally high.

Making Ye Tian fall for someone wouldn't be easy.

In the end, the only one getting hurt would be Xiao Bai.

Even though Xiao Bai strongly denied it, the Sea Witch had already made up her mind.

Once they found her sister, she would send Xiao Bai away.

First, Xiao Bai hadn't received permission from the great Lord Bo Saixi to stay by her side.

Second, she needed to cut off any potential feelings Xiao Bai might have for Ye Tian.

"Alright, Sister Sea Witch, stop gossiping. Ye Tian and the others are already far ahead."

Seeing the Sea Witch's relentless teasing, Xiao Bai covered her mouth with a smile and patted her shoulder in reassurance.

She glanced at Ye Tian's figure in the distance.

The Sea Witch nodded lightly before vanishing like an afterimage, catching up with Ye Tian.

For the group, two kilometers was a short distance.

In just ten minutes, under Xuan Miaoyin's guidance, Ye Tian and his companions reached the marked location.

Xuan Miaoyin pointed at an ancient pine tree and said, "The marking is right here."

Dressed in a tight combat suit, Xiao Ying stepped forward to check.

Her gaze sharpened the moment she saw what Xuan Miaoyin was pointing at.

"There's a white rabbit symbol—it's the mark left by Ye Xinglan and her group!"

"It indicates they moved southeast."

Ye Tian also stepped forward to examine the markings.

After looking closely, he said with some doubt, "This symbol for 'moving forward' has inconsistent depth in its strokes. It was drawn very hastily."

"Indeed, which suggests that they were in a rush at the time."

Xiao Ying's expression turned serious.

She silently prayed that Ye Xinglan was safe.

Otherwise, her plan to ask Ye Tian for help in rescuing her parents would be completely ruined.

"Come look at this!"

The Sea Witch suddenly called out, waving at Ye Tian.

Then, she walked toward a blue stone near the pine tree.

"What's so strange about a stone?" Xiao Bai asked in confusion.

"There aren't any battle traces nearby either," Xuan Miaoyin added, flapping her bat wings as she hovered in midair.

"You all have weak spiritual senses, so of course, you can't tell."

Smiling, the Sea Witch picked off a patch of moss from the stone and showed it to everyone.

"The moss facing our direction is much greener than the moss on the back."

"This means the moss in this direction has only recently grown."

"What does that mean?" Xiao Bai tilted her head in confusion.

Ye Tian took a closer look at the moss and continued, "It means the moss facing us experienced a large-scale, even death in recent times."

"In the Star Dou Forest, the only thing that could cause this effect is a powerful burst of soul power."

"Little brother, you really are smart."

The Sea Witch narrowed her eyes with a teasing smile.

Then, she tossed the moss aside and looked at the marking on the pine tree.

"It's not hard to guess—your sister was chased by a powerful soul beast."

Hearing this, Ye Tian chuckled and clapped his hands. "Oh my, Sister Sea Witch, such impressive deduction skills!"

"Of course!"

The Sea Witch adjusted her glasses proudly.

After all, in her younger years, she had traveled across the continent and met many powerful soul masters!

However, before she could bask in her moment, Ye Tian casually added, "In the Star Dou Forest, besides soul beasts, are there any other dangers?"

Sea Witch: "..."

"Haha."

Xiao Bai giggled and clung to the Sea Witch's arm.

"Sister, you might be a little too smart for your own good!"

Shaking off the teasing, the Sea Witch cleared her mind and said seriously, "No matter what, Ye Xinglan's current situation doesn't look good."

"Right, we must follow the markings quickly."

Ye Tian's smile faded as he looked ahead.

With the first marking found, the group pressed on.

Using the Sea Witch and Xuan Miaoyin's strong spiritual senses, they located three more markings along the way.

However, all of them had been drawn hastily.

One marking was even placed in the wrong direction.

If it weren't for the Sea Witch's far-reaching spiritual perception, they might have lost the trail entirely.

"We've nearly crossed half of the mixed zone. Your sister's group is still heading deeper—in the direction of the core zone."

As they traveled, the Sea Witch remarked in surprise.

Ye Tian mused, "That means my sister has a high chance of still being alive."

The deeper they went into the Star Dou Forest, the fewer soul beasts there actually were.

Since Ye Xinglan's group was made up of low-level soul masters, their weak spiritual power made it less likely for soul beasts to detect them.

"That's one way to look at it," the Sea Witch said with a faint smile.

However, deep down, she knew that the stronger a soul beast was, the more territorial and intelligent it became.

Soul beasts were extremely hostile to humans.

If a weak soul beast wandered into the core zone, it might survive.

But if a weak soul master did, their chances of survival were close to zero.

Even the Sea Witch herself wasn't confident she could roam the core zone alone.

As they talked, Xuan Miaoyin, who was scouting from above, suddenly called out:

"There's a person in blue ahead, near a fallen tree!"

Hearing this, everyone tensed up and rushed forward.

However, an ominous feeling crept over the Sea Witch.

Her spiritual perception was sharp—within a kilometer, no low-level soul master could escape her detection.

If they had escaped her senses, there was only one explanation…

They were already dead.

As they approached, Ye Tian, being a healer, was the first to check.

But after one glance at the blue-clad figure, he immediately turned his head away.

Xiao Bai, puzzled, asked, "Is it that bad?"

Then, she peeked over.

What she saw made her scream.

The person's chest had been ripped open—his internal organs completely missing.

Countless maggots squirmed inside the empty cavity.

"Ah!"

Xiao Bai shrieked and jumped onto Ye Tian, her stomach churning.

Even as a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, she had never witnessed such a gruesome sight.

The Sea Witch decided not to approach.

Although she had seen such scenes before, that didn't mean she wanted to see them again.

The only one unfazed was Xuan Miaoyin.

In the Slaughter City, this was just child's play.

With a heavy heart, Ye Tian ordered, "Bury him."

The Sea Witch nodded solemnly.

Once the burial was complete, the journey continued.

But the atmosphere had changed.

There was no more laughter—only silence.

No one knew how to comfort Ye Tian.

Because deep down, they all feared the worst.

That Ye Xinglan might already be dead.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the way, they encountered a ten-thousand-year Terrorbear, but with the combined efforts of Xiao Bai and the Sea Witch, they managed to slay it.

The markers continued to appear.

They didn't come across any more corpses.

The atmosphere among the team became lively again.

The Sea Witch walked at the front, gazing at the forest ahead, which suddenly turned gloomy.

She let out a soft sigh. "Beyond this point is the core region."

"My spiritual power cannot extend any further, or it will provoke powerful soul beasts."

Due to the core region's richer life essence, the trees grew significantly taller.

Even at noon, when the sun was at its peak, walking through the forest felt like walking through the night.

Hearing the Sea Witch's warning, Xuan Miaoyin deactivated her Martial Soul True Form and reverted to her human form.

Although she had spent decades in the City of Slaughter, she knew that flying in the core region was tantamount to suicide.

"Let's proceed with caution," Ye Tian said softly.

Despite his urgency to find his sister, he couldn't risk the lives of the Sea Witch and the others.

He wasn't the kind of person who would sacrifice others for his own gain.

If they still couldn't find her, his only option was to leave the Star Dou Forest, prepare adequately, and return later.

"There's someone! Look, there's someone ahead!"

At that moment, a surprised voice rang out from the front.

"Who's there?!"

Xuan Miaoyin's voice turned cold with vigilance as she instinctively positioned herself in front of Ye Tian.

"We belong to a mercenary association! We have money!"

A middle-aged man shouted at the top of his lungs from the front.

Moments later—

Three ragged individuals excitedly emerged from the underbrush.

Leading them was a slightly overweight middle-aged man.

Behind him stood two younger men.

The middle-aged man's face was filled with joy as he eagerly said, "We have money! If you can get us out of here, it's all yours!"

Ye Tian and the others were puzzled, but Xiao Ying gasped in surprise—

"Teacher Sun Tiao! You're still alive!"

Hearing the name, the slightly overweight man named Sun Tiao froze for a moment.

When he saw Xiao Ying, he hesitated before asking, "You're Xiao Ying?"

"Yes, it's me!" Xiao Ying said, grinning from ear to ear. She quickly turned to Ye Tian and introduced him.

"Teacher Sun Tiao is the instructor of the group your sister was in."

Upon hearing this, Sun Tiao's face lit up with delight. "So, you're from the Spirit Hall! This is a stroke of luck!"

As he spoke, he patted his chest as if to comfort himself.

"I thought I was done for in this lifetime! I didn't expect the Spirit Hall to send experts to rescue us."

The mercenary association story he had given earlier was just a cover.

After all, many soul masters across the continent harbored hostility toward the Spirit Hall.

Encountering such people often meant certain death.

After Xiao Ying's introduction, Ye Tian's expression remained emotionless as he lifted his gaze to Sun Tiao.

"Where is my sister?"

"Your sister?" Sun Tiao frowned, confused.

Xiao Ying quickly explained, "His sister is Ye Xinglan."

"Oh, oh." Sun Tiao nodded nonchalantly. "While we were fleeing, I remember Ye Xinglan mentioning that she had a smart little brother, and that they hadn't seen each other for years."

Hearing that Ye Xinglan still thought about him, Ye Tian felt a mix of emotions.

His resolve grew stronger—no matter what, he had to find his sister.

"Teacher Sun, what exactly happened? How did you end up in the core region?"

Xiao Ying cautiously inquired.

At the mention of this, Sun Tiao's expression darkened.

"We had just left the camp when we ran into a troublesome thousand-year Ghostface Spider."

"I thought it was a good opportunity since there was a student named Zhao Zhou in our group whose soul ring was compatible with it."

"With my leadership, we struggled but finally managed to kill it."

At this point, Sun Tiao paused.

"After the Ghostface Spider was slain, Zhao Zhou, that bastard, discovered a ten-thousand-year Mystic Ice Grass Herb inside its stomach while absorbing the soul ring."

"The kid got greedy and hid the Mystic Ice Grass Herb on him."

"Damn it! He had no idea that once damaged, the scent of the Mystic Ice Grass Herb could drive hundred-thousand-year soul beasts into a frenzy!"

Sun Tiao angrily waved his sleeve, still fuming.

"Because of that, our group was relentlessly hunted by soul beasts, forcing us into the core region."

"If I hadn't repeatedly urged everyone to check if they were carrying any materials that could attract soul beasts…"

"Zhao Zhou probably wouldn't have admitted he had the Mystic Ice Grass Herb on him."

"He nearly got our entire group killed!"

Hearing this, the Sea Witch nodded slightly.

The Mystic Ice Grass Herb was among the most precious treasures on the continent.

Especially for ice-type soul masters—consuming it practically guaranteed a path to becoming a Titled Douluo!

"Where is my sister?" Ye Tian, however, had no interest in Sun Tiao's explanations.

He stared straight into Sun Tiao's eyes and asked again.

His voice was calm and gentle, not enough to provoke Sun Tiao's displeasure.

But Sun Tiao didn't seem to take his question seriously and brushed it off.

"How would I know?"

He casually glanced over Ye Tian and the others and assumed that the Sea Witch was the leader of the group.

To him, Ye Tian was just a minor figure.

Turning to the Sea Witch, he urged, "Milady, we should leave this place quickly—it's far too dangerous."

"That kid Zhao Zhou died right in the core region."

At these words, the Sea Witch suddenly smiled and stepped behind Ye Tian, gesturing toward him.

"The one in charge is over here."

(End of Chapter)

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