Inside the carriage, Guan Haoxuan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, was the first to sense something amiss.
He abruptly opened his eyes. His gaze was sharp as a blade, as if it could pierce layer upon layer of space and see the person several carriages ahead.
"He's here!"
He picked up the saber resting on the table and slowly rose to his feet.
At the same time, Wen Ke also stood up.
Seeing the two of them rise, the dozen or so other Special Grade Instructors in the carriage also got to their feet.
"Mr. Guan, Ms. Wen, what's wrong?"
Someone asked.
"The Blood-Faced Ghost—or rather, that Blue-Faced Ghost—is here."
Guan Haoxuan spoke calmly.
"He actually dares to come?"
"Wasn't he grievously wounded by Master Xu?"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"..."
Although Li Fei had not seemed particularly injured after Xu Jing attacked him with Water Control Divine Power and Black Water Divine Power in succession that day,
the Special Grade Instructors had discussed it afterward with Guan Haoxuan. They all felt that Li Fei only appeared unharmed on the surface and must have paid some kind of price in reality.
After all, even defensive divine powers could not possibly withstand attacks from other divine powers without paying any price.
What was more, Li Fei was only in the Dao Foundation Stage?
Even Hao Yi had been reported dead after that battle. How well could the Blood-Faced Ghost possibly be?
The greatest possibility was that he had suffered severe injuries and would be unable to recover in a short time.
That was why everyone present could not understand why he still dared to come today.
"Protect those officials. Leave him to me."
Guan Haoxuan left them with that one sentence before leading the way forward.
By then, the Investigation