As they drew closer, several divine swords suddenly appeared in Xijun's hands. She excelled at controlling the Heaven-Opening Divine Swords, which were as fine as claws, and her strength was among the first tier of the women's legion. But just as I prepared to stop her, she immediately withdrew her swords again. "They don't seem to have been blood-demonized!"
I hurriedly looked toward Chen Shanyun and the others. Sure enough, just as Xijun had said, Chen Shanyun, who had not been demonized, flew toward us in delight. The nine of them usually stayed together in a cluster, seemingly relying on some formation, so they had avoided infection and demonization.
When she saw me, Chen Shanyun hurriedly bowed. "Young Master! It's wonderful that you're all right!"
"What could happen to me? I was worried about whether anything had happened to you!" I said hastily, thinking that Chen Shanyun was still treating me with the same utmost respect.
"Thank you for your concern, Young Master. There are many of us together. With a great formation to rely on and treasures to borrow power from, we weren't infected by the blood-demon Laws. The other sisters weren't so lucky, though. One after another, they were... infected with blood-demon aura and scattered in all directions. We don't know where they went. We chased after them, but not only did we fail to rescue a single one, we nearly got lost here ourselves. We were just thinking about how to leave when we ran into you, Young Master," Chen Shanyun said hurriedly.
"Where's Jiu'er?" I asked at once.
"After Madam was demonized, she ordered us to scatter and each find our own way out, while she insisted on breaking into the core region. After that, we never encountered Madam again," Chen Shanyun said.
Mei, Lan, Zhu,