The Game of Cat and Mouse
With Xuan Chen leading the way, they reached the West Formation Hall without a hitch and quickly found their companions gathered there.
When the group saw Bi Fan arrive with everyone, they thought something serious had happened and immediately grew tense.
Xi Boyun hurriedly asked, "Big Brother, what happened? Why has everyone come over? And what happened to your hair?"
Bi Fan gave a wry smile and briefly explained, "It's a result of my cultivation."
Then, his expression turning serious, he said, "Everyone, I have some bad news. The Devil Race has also come to Tianyan Sect."
"The Devil Race?" Everyone's hearts tightened, and in the next instant their eyes filled with hatred.
"That's right." He nodded and sighed. "I ran into a devil woman from their clan at East Profound Hall. Xiao Xiao fought her, and they were evenly matched. She was alone at the time and couldn't keep us there, so we didn't have a major clash. But things didn't go so well for our brothers at South Wilderness Hall."
Jin Shanshan rubbed his head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Brother Xi. One of the Devil Race's leaders had us pinned down, and a brother from Qingmu Sect was killed."
Wu Qinghong lowered his head, also looking ashamed. "I'm sorry, Brother Xi. I'm responsible for this too. I didn't expect that man to act so decisively, and that brother lost his life because of it."
Xi Boyun froze. Seeing his confused expression, a Qingmu Sect disciple said, "Big Brother, Ba Teng was killed."
Only after a moment did he recover. He let out a sigh. "You can't be blamed. The Devil Race did this. I'll settle this score with them."
Jin Shanshan said angrily from the side, "Those beasts! They're despicable. If