The human heart is complicated

Through Xiao Fan's Po Wang Zhi Yan (Eyes of Truth), he clearly saw Su Jinxiu's every move.

After Su Jinxiu and the two other women entered the Immortal Palace, the three walked side by side.

However, this Immortal Palace was not a peaceful place; even with a map in their hands, they were not omniscient.

The map they possessed only recorded the topography of the Immortal Palace, knowing nothing about its hidden passages, mechanisms, or unusual features.

Danger lurked everywhere! Every step required extreme caution.

Su Jinxiu and the two women, along with a team of guards, explored forward, guided by the map's directions, and everything seemed normal.

However, when this group arrived at a three-way intersection, they found themselves in a predicament.

Because this part of the map was missing, it didn't indicate which path to take, and all three paths were filled with various mists, making it impossible to see ahead.

The group immediately offered their opinions.

"Three paths, and the stone slabs on these paths are one green, one white, and one black. Does that signify something?"

"Black isn't good, white is unlucky, the bluestone path is the most normal. Let's take the bluestone path."

"No, what if it's the opposite, intentionally drawn to deceive you?"

While the group was arguing, several other factions who had also entered the Immortal Palace made their choices.

They believed in seeking wealth amidst danger and seizing the initiative was most important, so they chose the path they felt was most suitable and stepped forward.

Meanwhile, the two Disciples of Yaochi Immortal Palace disagreed on which path to take and were arguing about it.

Only Su Jinxiu remained silent. Her gaze lingered on the ground, clearly wary, and from time to time, she would look up along the three paths, as if she could see their end.

"Senior Sister Su, which one do you think is suitable?"

After a moment of contemplation, Su Jinxiu said, "Let's choose this white path."

The other two looked at each other and said, "Senior Sister, did you notice something?"

"No, just a hunch," Su Jinxiu said.

The two female Disciples thought for a moment and chose to believe Su Jinxiu, after all, she had saved their lives, so she must have her own insights.

Immediately, this group chose the white path and proceeded.

Su Jinxiu was the first to step onto it, her hands naturally hanging down, her long sleeves covering her jade hands.

No one noticed that under her sleeves, three yellow talismans had appeared in her hands, ready to be activated at any moment.

At the same time, she moved closer to her two fellow Disciples, her steps very light, not touching the ground, but rather using magic power attached to her soles to float in the air, ready to carry people away at any time.

Soon, the group walked into it.

But to everyone's surprise, the three forks, originally of different colors, instantly turned crimson.

The originally hard road surface became muddy, and tens of thousands of fine villi grew on the tentacles, flying towards the pedestrians on the ground, trying to entangle them.

"What's going on? My leg!"

"Damn it, what kind of monster is this?"

"Trap, this is a trap."

The sudden change filled everyone with immense fear.

Even more terrifying was that these crimson tentacles instantly wrapped around people's legs in circles, making it impossible to lift their feet.

Those who reacted a little slower were instantly cocooned into blood-red flesh cocoons, completely unable to escape.

The moment the tentacles wrapped around their legs, needle-like flesh threads began to emerge from them, embedding into the skin, and began to frantically extract the Cultivators' flesh and blood.

It was treating people as blood food.

It turned out that these three paths were actually three tentacles of a Vicious Beast, hiding there, waiting for people to deliver themselves.

In Su Jinxiu's group of over a hundred people, sixty percent were instantly entangled and killed.

The two Disciples of Yaochi Immortal Palace were also entangled by these crimson tentacles, and in the blink of an eye, they were about to be completely covered and wrapped, dying a tragic death.

Their eyes were filled with despair. How could this be!

Just in the nick of time, Su Jinxiu threw out the yellow talismans in her hand, accurately severing the tentacles at the two women's feet. The talismans burst into flames, burning all the tentacles to ashes.

Su Jinxiu affixed the last talisman to her body, and her speed immediately made a qualitative leap. She rushed over, grabbed the two women's hands, and charged back the way they came.

Out of a group of over a hundred people, fewer than fifty survived.

The two women were still shaken. They had faced death once again and been saved by Su Jinxiu once again.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Jinxiu."

"Thank you, Senior Sister, you saved me again."

The two said sincerely, their gratitude evident.

Su Jinxiu merely nodded and said, "Now is not the time for such words; the danger is not yet over."

As soon as she finished speaking, the tentacle monster pursued them and entangled them, wanting to devour them all, leaving no one behind.

Su Jinxiu's group began to flee, and while fleeing, they sought to counterattack.

And all of this, Xiao Fan saw clearly.

"She saw the clues before entering and made all preparations. How interesting."

Ah Kun also saw it.

"Master, that person clearly knew there was danger ahead, why didn't she warn them and still walk in?"

Xiao Fan turned to look at Ah Kun and asked curiously, "Can you also see through this layer of illusion?"

Ah Kun nodded and said proudly, "Although my strength is not as strong as Master's, my eyesight is very good."

Perhaps birds generally have better eyesight?

Xiao Fan replied, "It's precisely because she knew there was danger ahead that she wanted them to go in."

Ah Kun was stunned, not understanding. Knowing there was danger but still rushing in, wasn't that courting death?

"Aren't they a team? Why didn't they warn each other?"

Xiao Fan said indifferently, "They came here to seek Opportunity. If someone can see what's beyond the obstacles, won't they be able to seize the initiative?"

"If you know the initiative, will others be wary of you, thinking you want to monopolize it, deliberately saying what is, is not, and what is black, is white? This will lead to a trust crisis."

"The best approach is to pretend not to know and quietly prepare for escape. When escaping, take the people you want to save with you, and let them remember the favor."

"Especially against the backdrop of death, others will truly thank you from the bottom of their hearts."

"This favor, if you ever need something from them in the future, can be of great use."

After listening, Ah Kun's eyes were a little dazed. This was simply too complicated.

Speaking out beforehand would lead to suspicion.

After some people died, she would be trusted even more.

What kind of logic was this?

It felt a bit stupid. If it were to scheme against these people, it felt like it would be stripped bare.

So scary!

Compared to Ah Kun's fear, Xiao Fan was even more optimistic about Su Jinxiu.

In such a short moment, she could make such a cold-blooded decision correctly. In her heart, she was probably constantly weighing benefits.

Good!

I need someone like you.

If one isn't born with a sharp mind, they probably won't develop one in this lifetime.

Zhao Linger lacked a sharp mind, while Su Jinxiu was well-versed in the art of managing people. These two Disciples would likely follow her lead in the future.

Having Su Jinxiu assist Zhao Linger was an excellent pairing.

Just then, a Hell Demon God sent a message to Xiao Fan, stating that all members of the Su Family had been controlled, and the scene was recorded with a recording stone and sent to Xiao Fan.

Everything was ready!

It was time to act.

"Attack! Smash this Immortal Palace to pieces and capture Su Jinxiu!"

Xiao Fan gave the order, telling the more than fifty Late Stage Golden Immortal Primordial Angels to destroy the Immortal Palace and capture Su Jinxiu.

Fifty Late Stage Golden Immortal Primordial Angels simultaneously bombarded the Immortal Palace.

The Immortal Palace felt a tremendous tremor.

"What's going on?"

"Is this monster about to unleash some kind of spell?"

Everyone was confused. When they came to their senses, they only found that a large gap had been smashed open in the protective Formation above the Immortal Palace.

The gap continued to expand, and in a moment, it was completely destroyed without a trace.

The Vicious Beast that had hidden its tentacles as paths was most sensitive to danger. It clearly felt dozens of powerful auras outside, already surrounding the place.

It immediately stopped its pursuit, jumped out of the Immortal Palace, and fled outwards.

However, the Primordial Angels would not let it have its way.

This Vicious Beast looked ferocious, but its actual Realm was only that of a Heavenly Immortal. It could only bully the Cultivators who entered the Immortal Palace and was no match for the Primordial Angels at all.

A single Primordial Angel could easily crush it with just a slight move.

A Primordial Angel spread its wings, emitting white Holy Light. The Holy Light instantly condensed into thousands of sharp swords, piercing down towards the Vicious Beast.

Before the Vicious Beast could flee a few steps, it was riddled with holes and torn to shreds.

Su Jinxiu stopped and looked up at the sky, only to see winged Angels radiating holy divine light all around the Immortal Palace, each one incredibly brave and invincible.

Their powerful aura, especially the swift and decisive way they tore the Vicious Beast to shreds with a single move, instilled fear in everyone's hearts.

"Senior Sister Su, what should we do?"

"They don't seem to be here with good intentions."

The two women gathered around her, unconsciously treating her as their backbone.

Su Jinxiu calmly said, "Don't panic, let's see what they want."

As soon as she finished speaking, a Primordial Angel landed before them. The vast and majestic Golden Immortal aura enveloped their hearts, and a sense of powerlessness arose, as if their very lives were in someone else's grasp.

They all held their breath, watching the newcomer with full vigilance, even though there was nowhere to escape.

"Just out of the tiger's den, and into the wolf's lair. What kind of situation is this!" This was their inner thought.

However, the next moment, the Primordial Angel only took Su Jinxiu away, leaving everyone else unharmed.

"This..."

"Senior Sister Jinxiu was taken away."

"What should we do?"

"Go back and report to the Elder."

"Go!"

No matter how intelligent Su Jinxiu was, she couldn't figure out who had come to capture her. She didn't seem to have offended anyone, so who could it be?

However, her expression was not panicked; she seemed to have a trump card yet to play, and this surrender seemed more like an attempt to uncover the mastermind behind it.

Before long, she was brought before a young man of unparalleled immortal grace. Even though she had no interest in matters of the heart, when she saw the young man's face, she was still stunned.

So much so that her cherry lips parted slightly, and she froze for a moment.

Xiao Fan smiled and said to her, "I am very satisfied with your performance just now."