Shan cracked his mouth into a strange smile and said to Qiu Junshan, "The guide sent by the Supreme One Heavenly Palace has arrived. Brother Junshan, you go handle it personally. I'll stay here and keep watch."
Qiu Junshan rubbed his nose, cast Great Shift, and vanished without a sound.
Shan's words reached those below. Qiu Hanyan and Qiu Shengshui almost looked up at the same time. The guide sent by the Supreme One Heavenly Palace was another sliver of hope.
But that hope was snuffed out in the blink of an eye. Qiu Junshan had been gone for the time it took an incense stick to burn before returning to this place and tossing something down from the air.
"Thud, thud..."
The object struck the ground and rolled several times.
When Qiu Hanyan and the others focused their eyes on it, their faces immediately darkened. They were several heads of members of the Human Race.
"The mighty Supreme One Heavenly Palace sent guides with this level of strength? What a waste—I even had Brother Shan set up a great formation." Qiu Junshan spoke with disdain.
Qiu Hanyan looked up at Qiu Junshan and said, "You killed people from the Supreme One Heavenly Palace like this, provoking the Heavenly Palace's wrath... Aren't you afraid?"
"Of course I fear the Heavenly Palace's wrath. But as the Human Race Orthodoxy, how could it spare any attention for such small fry?" Qiu Junshan said scornfully.
"Luo Zheng was personally selected by Senior Qiu Yinhe... If he fails to return to the Supreme One Heavenly Palace, Qiu Yinhe will inevitably take notice." Qiu Hanyan continued.
Qiu Junshan bared his teeth in a grin. "By then, I'll have already left Seven Stars Province. But how many more days can you people live?"
Qiu Hanyan fell