After walking for half a day, Bi Fan began to take increasingly deserted roads.
He reckoned the assassins had arrived. He needed to give them an opportunity, or they wouldn't make a move.
He was taking deserted roads to draw the assassins out, giving him a chance to capture them.
For some reason, the person who had been following him through the desolate area was gone.
Perhaps the assassins had arrived and the follower had completed his task. Perhaps he'd stopped following because he was afraid of being exposed.
Whatever the reason, with that watcher gone, Bi Fan felt much more at ease.
Bi Fan continued down increasingly deserted roads.
Before long, he sensed several auras approaching from far away.
Using the Netherworld Soul Suppressing Bell, Bi Fan quickly assessed the situation. Four formidable enemies were coming, all Earth Virtue True Immortals. Their leader was a mid-level Earth Virtue True Immortal.
The Yuqu Family was ruthless. They'd hired so many powerful experts at once. It seemed they meant to put Bi Fan to death.
Bi Fan was only a high-level Luotian High Immortal, while his opponents had sent four Earth Virtue True Immortals. They were sure they had him beat.
The four experts closed in on Bi Fan from four directions.
They were doing this to prevent him from escaping.
The four moved so quickly that they had surrounded him in less than three seconds.
Once they had him surrounded, they showed no fear and didn't attack immediately. Clearly, they'd prepared treasures that concealed their auras, so they weren't worried about being discovered.
"Were you sent by the Yuqu Family?" Bi Fan asked calmly.
"Sorry, we won't reveal anything about our employer. You're Bi Fan, and you're as good as dead," their leader said.
"This is Duoluo City. You dare