Bailu's little head spun rapidly at this moment:
First, the Dragon Masters' credibility with her was not high, so no matter what they said, she instinctively held 30% doubt (passive).
Second, the Dragon Masters sent out a distress signal, yet when she arrived she found them sleeping comfortably, so she sensed deception and her trust dropped further.
Finally, the Dragon Masters claimed "there is a vicious and evil villain," yet in the direction he pointed there was no one except Lingsha.
Thinking of this, Bailu narrowed her eyes, her tone unfriendly: "Three Elders, are you making fun of this young lady?"
Bailu stood with her hands on her hips in front of Lingsha under the despairing gazes of the Dragon Masters and said: "Where is the villain? Do you really think this young lady is stupid? Hmph, let me tell you, I'm not stupid. I know you still need me to fight in the Martial Demonstration Ceremony!"
"So don't think you can fool me like a fool like before!"
Hearing these righteous words, Dragon Master No. 1 felt stifled inside. Gritting his teeth, he said: "…I think you really are stupid! I already said there's a villain. Look around the scene—who else is here besides us?!"
Hearing this, Bailu quickly scanned the surroundings. Indeed, there weren't many people on the scene: only her, Lingsha, and the three Dragon Masters······
"What?!"
A few seconds later, Bailu was first stunned, then said somewhat uncertainly: "There is a bad person among us. The Dragon Masters aren't, Sister Lingsha isn't, then······"
"Could the villain be me?!"
Bailu's brain momentarily crashed. According to the process of elimination, this answer was undoubtedly correct, but her intuition told her this answer seemed somehow wrong.
Is it right? It's right, right… but isn't it? Isn't it?
The Furious Heliobus saw Bailu struggling to think and immediately slapped her on the back. A wisp of green flame flashed past and sank into the latter's body.
"······"
"…Damn it, it's all because you Elders didn't explain clearly that I had to waste brain cells thinking!"
Bailu looked angry: "It's all your fault, Elders! Why did you set off the distress signal for no reason? If you encountered danger, you should have just died obediently!"
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What's going on? Why did Bailu switch sides?
We have shown you great kindness!
The three Dragon Masters asked themselves: they had been quite good to Bailu. After all, from their study experience in Penacony, a person's day clearly had 24 hours, yet they only made Bailu work 20 hours and even gave her a high salary of three thousand credits per month.
This was something Penacony people wouldn't even dare to dream of!
Why would Bailu suddenly defect?
Bailu clenched her fists tightly and said: "The me of the past suffered deception, endured lies, and lost myself······"
Dragon Master No. 2 reached out: "W-wait! Dragon Venerable! Bailu, calm down. Have you forgotten we are still your bosses?"
"You must protect us. It's written clearly in the contract. Violating it means paying liquidated damages!"
"Think about the past days—how good we were to you? Wages, holidays, sleep time… we gave you all of that. You can't forget this kindness!"
"Wait, wait! What are you doing? D-don't come over ah!!!"
"······"
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Not long after, Huohuo and the others arrived here.
"Phew, good."
Seeing the relatively calm Scalegorge Waterscape, Huohuo breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Fortunately we came in time. The Heliobus's influence hasn't spread yet, and no one has been injured because of it."
"Helm Master, look quickly!"
At this moment, Fu Xuan pointed in one direction and cried out in alarm: "It looks like a fight over there!"
Everyone looked in the direction Fu Xuan pointed. They saw Lingsha and Bailu jointly beating the Dragon Masters. The scene looked extremely brutal.
Huohuo immediately rejoiced: "Great! I didn't expect to find the source of the Heliobus so quickly!"
Fu Xuan: ???
Helm Master, isn't your focus a bit off? They're fighting over there! Do we not need to care about those three Vidyadhara Dragon Masters?
Fu Xuan carefully reminded: "Helm Master, they… they seem to be hitting people?"
Huohuo blinked in confusion: "Hitting people? That should be a massage, right? Look, those three are lying motionless on the ground. Shouldn't normal people who get hit be screaming?"
Fu Xuan was silent for two seconds, then said: "What if they were hit so hard they can't scream?"
Huohuo thought for a moment, then smiled brightly: "It's fine. Hitting like this won't kill them."
"Is this even a question of whether they'll die or not?!"
Huohuo waved her hand and said: "Miss Fu Xuan, you're not an expert in this area after all, so it's normal that you don't understand."
"Heliobi like this are hard to catch. Once they sense our intentions, they can instantly adjust their frequency and achieve an 'invisibility' effect."
"So we can't alert the enemy. We must slowly approach to a certain range before making a move."
Fu Xuan looked at the distant battle and hesitated, then said: "But… but I see those three Vidyadhara Dragon Masters already spitting blood······"
"Aiya, it must be the fire dragon fruit they ate earlier being knocked out. Just relax."
Thus, while the Dragon Masters were being beaten, everyone quietly approached Lingsha and Bailu.
Several more minutes passed.
The distance between the two sides grew closer and closer.
Seeing the three Dragon Masters roll their eyes and faint, the Furious Heliobus finally felt a little bit of satisfaction inside. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and suddenly sensed something behind her. She turned her head and met eyes with Huohuo and the others.
"Where did these thieves come from? Are they accomplices of these Dragon Masters, wanting to ambush me?!"
The Furious Heliobus shouted loudly in rebuke.
!
Seeing this, Fu Xuan's expression changed and she whispered: "Helm Master, we seem to have been discovered."
But at this moment, Bailu also saw Huohuo and the others. The anger in her heart suddenly paused, and she hurriedly explained: "Sister Lingsha, I've met these people before. They're our own."
Bailu was only influenced by the Furious Heliobus and had not been possessed, so she still retained some rationality.
Huohuo waved her hand, indicating Bailu didn't need to explain for her. She snapped her fingers: "Tail."
"Here!"
In the next second, Tail darted out from behind Huohuo and stared at the Furious Heliobus: "A mere Heliobus dares possess my Luofu's Cauldron. This boss is here to collect you!"
Hearing such rude words, the Furious Heliobus immediately flew into a rage: "You actually discovered me. You are a Heliobus, yet you help the Xianzhou people? You traitor, you don't deserve your Heliobus identity!"
With that, it immediately attacked.
Whoosh—
Just when the people nearby thought they would face a bitter battle, they saw Huohuo step forward. Her petite body actually met the opponent directly, clasping palms with "Lingsha" and beginning a contest of strength!
"Helm Master!"
Seeing this scene, the others couldn't help showing worried expressions: The difference in size between the two was enormous, and Lingsha was a body-refining expert of the Zhuming. How could Huohuo compete with her in physical strength?!
Crack—
In the next second, cracks appeared on the ground beneath both of them, shattered by the residual force of their power.
Huohuo was actually evenly matched with Lingsha!
"Tail! Take this chance and pull this Heliobus out of Lingsha for me!" Huohuo snorted coldly and ordered.
"Yes! Sister Huohuo!"
It should be known that the reason Huohuo could become the pillar of the Luofu was not because of Tail's little bit of strength.
After all, Tail's title was little brother, while Huohuo's title was big sister!