The team of Martial Artists waiting near the gentle slope of the Hilly Nursery for Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing immediately turned and retreated upon hearing a team member's shout. Though they had no idea what had happened, anyone who failed to retreat promptly after hearing a warning either had something wrong with his brain, had forgotten to take his medicine after turning off the lights last night, or had taken the wrong medicine.
Just as everyone in the team turned and began running, half a scream rang out amid the howling wind and snow! It was a miserable sound, yet it cut off after only half a cry, leaving everyone who heard it chilled to the bone!
All the Martial Artists immediately sped up. They did not know who had screamed or what exactly had happened, but such a scream was enough to warn them all that danger was close.
As for where Elder Qian and Elder Zhou, the two Xiantian Masters, had gone and whether they were safe, perhaps only the Qian Family Martial Artists and Zhou Family Martial Artists cared. The Martial Artists from the other families cared about nothing beyond their own escape and kept their heads down as they ran.
Chen Mo followed the crowd and ran as well, though he slowed slightly to look after Ouyang Nan, the Houtian Layer Ten Martial Artist. After all, she was Ouyang Ruo Xi's grand aunt, which made her his grand aunt as well.
To keep Ouyang Ruo Xi from losing a relative, he naturally had to watch over Grand Aunt. Besides, she had regarded him rather favorably throughout the journey, so it was enough to make sure Ouyang Nan did not die.
However, Chen Mo had his own guess about that scream. It had most likely come