"Brother Niu, wait. Hear him out first."
Lu Xiaotian called out to the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast, who was about to strike again. Since the Zhao Clan had once been from the Crimson Abyss Continent, it was perfectly normal that the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast, a native of this secret realm, had never heard of them.
"Very well. Let's hear what this fellow has to say." The Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast glared at the bald, middle-aged man and spoke somewhat reluctantly.
"Let's find somewhere else to talk." Lu Xiaotian was worried that the white-clad, middle-aged woman who had fled earlier might have companions. Out of caution, he naturally had no intention of staying here for long.
The bald, middle-aged man was hemmed in by several people and one beast. They quickly moved to a mountain hollow, where Lu Xiaotian skillfully set up a formation to isolate their auras.
"Where are you from? Why do you know about the Zhao Clan, and how much do you know about them?" Lu Xiaotian stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the restrained bald, middle-aged man being guarded in their midst.
"I was originally Lian Yue, Elder Xiao of Pill King City in the Blue Demon Sea's disciple. By a twist of fate, I followed my master here. That was more than two hundred years ago, and at the time I was only at the Golden Core Middle Stage. Later, we encountered Demon Cultivators. My master fought them fiercely, while I engaged in bitter combat with several other demon beasts. In the end, we became separated. At first, I didn't even know where I had ended up. Later, by another twist of fate, I formed my Nascent Soul." The bald, middle-aged man, Lian Yue, explained.
"Pill King City?" A strange look flashed