Alive, I want to see a person; dead, I want to see a corpse? First, I'll absorb the Third Soul Ring!

The Titan Giant Ape was actually Xiao Wu's younger brother. Sensing Xiao Wu's presence in the forest, he could not help but come looking for her. At the time, Shrek's group leader was merely Zhao Wuji, a Soul Sage. Given his usual temperament, he probably would have fled on his own long ago.

In my previous life, quite a few people thought Zhao Wuji was deeply loyal and righteous for choosing to stay behind and cover their retreat, letting Tang San and the others leave first. But I suspect they never seriously read Zhao Wuji's inner thoughts at the time. He had practically cursed Tang San's entire group to death and was scared out of his wits himself, but he simply could not leave.

Everyone in the team except Oscar had a powerful background. Ma Hongjun was Flender's direct disciple; Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing belonged to the Star Luo Imperial Family and the Zhu Family; Ning Rongrong was the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; Tang San's father was the Clear Sky Douluo who had beaten him up; and Xiao Wu was Tang San's younger sister. If Zhao Wuji fled alone, he would be dead too!

Moreover, he should have learned from Flender that Ning Fengzhi had given him a letter asking him to temper Ning Rongrong. There were definitely Hidden Guards watching in secret. Yet strangely enough, from the instant the Titan Giant Ape appeared until Xiao Wu was taken away, not a single one of those Hidden Guards showed up. It was really hard not to question their loyalty to the sect.

The strongest among those Hidden Guards were, at most, Soul Douluos. They did not take Ning Rongrong away amid the chaos and instead stood by with folded arms. Well done indeed! It