He Binji clasped his fists deeply. "Brother in Green, I'll remember this kindness and repay you handsomely. Since you still have such a treasure, what have we to fear?"
"To be able to travel alongside Brother in Green is truly our good fortune."
"Since Brother in Green has such a priceless treasure, why should we fear those three brats? If they know what's good for them, they'll get lost. If they don't, then I, for one, won't give a damn that they belong to the Donghua Immortal Sect!"
"..."
For a moment, the crowd was fired up, their morale soaring.
Xu Yi's face was as calm as a still lake. He said coldly, "Enough empty talk. The talisman barrier will vanish any moment. Prepare to meet the enemy."
As soon as he finished speaking, the outermost layer of the talisman barrier shattered like a bubble.
Xu Yi immediately put away the Exquisite Pagoda and shouted, "Scatter! Beware the enemy's Mystical Talismans!"
His shout had barely faded when the others came to their senses. Like a swarm of bees blasted apart by a cannonball, they scattered in an instant.
Xu Yi had calculated it clearly. The reason those three had stopped attacking and let them chatter was no mystery: they were waiting for the barrier generated by the sealing talisman to dissipate, so that clashing talisman fields wouldn't weaken the power of their Level 1 Grade 4 offensive Mystical Talisman.
At his shout, everyone scattered.
The tall middle-aged man's brow twitched. He immediately stowed the Mystical Talisman he had cupped in his hand, pointed at Xu Yi, and sneered. "I'll take you first as an offering to the war banner!"
His figure blurred as he chased after Xu Yi. When he had surged more than ten zhang away, he swept both