Realizing the woman was becoming irrational, Jared decided there was no point in wasting more words on her. With a swift leap, he prepared to leave the small island behind.
There was no way he would give his Dragonslayer Sword to her.
“You can’t go.” The woman also took a leap, intending to chase after Jared.
The moment the woman leapt up, her complexion shifted subtly. Immediately after, she cast her gaze toward the void behind her, a flicker of alarm flashing in her eyes.
Immediately after, the woman landed back on the small island, hastily pulling out a pill and swallowing it.
Jared was somewhat perplexed. What was going on with this woman? Why had she stopped pursuing him?
While Jared was still puzzled, suddenly, from the distance, a few auras were rapidly approaching.
“Judith, this time I want to see where you think you can escape to.”
“You rascal! So you’ve been hiding out on this deserted island all along. No wonder we couldn’t find you for so long. Hand over your Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s secret scrolls, and we might consider sparing you…”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
From the distant void, several figures rapidly approached.
The individuals involved were by no means weak. There were five of them in total, one of whom had already reached Ultimate Realm Level One, while the remaining four were Ninth Level Tribulator cultivators.
These five individuals were rushing toward her direction while hollering loudly.
The woman’s face was filled with panic as she glared fiercely at Jared. “This is all your fault,” she accused, “If it wasn’t for our fight, which gave away my aura, how could they possibly have found me…”
After casting a resentful glance at Jared, the woman sprang up, ready to make her escape.
Jared was at a loss for words. It was clear that the woman had been the first one to act, yet somehow, he was the one being blamed now.
What was that all about?
She’s so unreasonable.
When the five individuals spotted the woman trying to flee, they quickened their pace to pursue her, blatantly brushing past Jared. They acted as if he didn’t exist, completely disregarding him.
After all, he was merely a Seventh Level Tribulator cultivator.
After the group of five brushed past Jared, he watched their retreating figures, a slight frown forming on his face.
He had distinctly sensed the aura of a demonic cultivator from these five individuals.
These five individuals were openly flaunting their demonic aura, seemingly without any fear whatsoever.
“Judith?”
Suddenly, Jared remembered something significant-someone had just called this woman Judith.
Did she have any connection to Scarlette from the Castenada family?
Boom!
Suddenly, Jared had a realization. Although the woman showed only half of her flawless face, that half looked remarkably like Scarlette.
No wonder he had felt a sense of familiarity when he first saw her, he just hadn’t been able to connect the dots at the time.
“You demonic cultivators, I will never surrender the secret scrolls of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect to you. Even if it means plunging myself into the Dead Sea, turning into mere bones, I will never hand over the secret scrolls.”
Judith was desperately fleeing, heading straight toward the deserted island where Jared had initially landed.
With a swift leap, Jared followed suit.
Before even considering any possible connection between this woman and Scarlette, Jared knew he had to get to the bottom of the situation. Even if she were just an unrelated female cultivator being pursued by so many demon cultivators, he couldn’t ignore the urgency of her plight.
Moreover, this woman was from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, and the Ten Thousand Sword Sect had a pretty good relationship with the Divine Smithing Sect.
Ultimately, the woman had only herself to blame for revealing her whereabouts. If she hadn’t been gathering those fire stones and then appeared on the secluded island where others were hiding, none of this would have happened.
Jared had finally convinced himself of that.
With that thought in mind, he quickened his pace, determined to lend Judith a hand.
If Judith really was from the Castenada family, then he felt an even greater need to lend a hand.
After all, the Castenada family would soon be in-laws with Allardland.
