Dusk Valley.
There was no need to cross the mountain gate to sense how dire the situation had become.
Practically from twenty miles out, members of the Bai Family could already be seen patrolling.
"Halt!"
Bai Ange drew two short swords from his waist and warily examined the three unfamiliar faces. "Where have you two fellow Daoists come from, and what business do you have here?"
"Fellow Daoist Bai."
Chen Sanshi said blandly, "I refined every pill you have taken, and your little sister can be considered half my disciple. Must you really be so distant?"
"Pill refinement, little sister..."
Bai Ange looked the man over from head to toe, suspicion mingling with surprise in his eyes. "Senior Xiao? You... you came back?!"
"It is me."
Chen Sanshi did not hide it.
Given the current circumstances, if he came to Dusk Valley as a stranger, he would likely not even get through the gates, much less discuss cooperation.
On the contrary, Xiao Feng had killed the Li Family's Fifth Master and taken a Foundation Establishment Pill. He was the market's mortal enemy and a wanted criminal of Beiyang Dao—a natural ally.
Moreover, "Xiao Feng" was different from "Chen Sanshi."
"Chen Sanshi" involved the ancestral vein and would very likely draw Golden Core Elders here. But "Xiao Feng" only involved a Li Family cultivator and a Foundation Establishment Pill; at most, the Li Family would fly into a rage.
Relatively speaking, Xiao Feng's identity could not have been more suitable for Beiyang Dao's current circumstances.
"It really is Senior Xiao?!"
Bai Ange was still somewhat unable to believe it. "These past few years, you... Forget it. Please wait a moment, Senior. I will report this at once!"
As he spoke, he turned and entered the mountain gate, only returning after roughly