"Uncle-Master Zhou, did you see Shi Yue escape afterward?" Zhou Tongtian hesitated briefly before asking.
"No. I was going to ask you the same thing! I was being held up by a Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Poison Dragon Sect at the time. But for some reason, that female Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Heavenly Demon Sect didn't pursue me, so I managed to escape."
As he spoke, Zhou Zhenyu's face couldn't help but show lingering fear.
He had only recently reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and his strength was nowhere near Li Kui's or Cai Sisi's. If he hadn't used the Body-Sword Unity secret art to flee, he would likely have been doomed.
He knew something must have happened on Shi Yue's end, or Cai Sisi wouldn't have failed to catch up.
But he couldn't understand it. Shi Yue had already been taken by Cai Sisi's magic treasure, so how could he still interfere with her? He couldn't make sense of it.
"I hope Junior Brother Shi's spirit in heaven will watch over Junior Nephew Shi and keep him safe," Zhou Tongtian said with a sigh, sounding regretful.
Shi Yue's father had gotten along fairly well with him. At the critical moment, Shi Yue had stayed behind alone to cover their retreat. His selfless spirit filled Zhou Tongtian with admiration, but he knew the odds of Shi Yue surviving were next to none.
"By the way, where did Junior Nephew Shi get that Level Five Spirit Beast and those magic treasures? How could he command a Level Five Spirit Beast and magic treasures?" Zhou Zhenyu asked curiously, as if something had just occurred to him.
Zhou Tongtian shook his head. "I don't know. The magic treasures may have been left behind by Junior Brother Shi. As for the Level