Xue Yueguang and Fan Yanyu hurried back to the west, dejected. They made every effort to search the area for other people's presence. If Lu Yi's statements are accurate, it indicates that he used himself as bait to give the survivors some time before the demonic beast encircled them.
They ran across Yun Huaxia and Bai Qiyin's entourage as they were returning. Just the Heavenly Soldiers who were assigned to guard them and formed a defensive formation around them, instead of Bai Yuyan and Xue Wuyue who were meant to be accompanying them.
As they saw Xue Yueguang and Fan Yanyu returning by themselves, Yun Huaxia's negative emotions sprang to life. Yun Huaxia's heart grew cold as he noticed that nobody was standing behind them and he questioned with a trembling voice.
"U-Uncle Xue, they...?"
