Seeing that the Tree Demon had somehow been slain, the Woman in Red and the two men couldn't help narrowing their eyes, their expressions briefly stunned.
"It's dead? It's really dead! The Tree Demon... is dead!"
The Woman in Red murmured, breathing a little quickly. An immense joy surged through her heart, along with the relief and exhilaration of having survived a deadly ordeal.
The two men exchanged a glance, both of them just as thrilled.
Soon, the Woman in Red was the first to recover. She hurriedly looked up and saw three figures in the air not far away.
One of them was beckoning, recalling a Flying Sword.
At the sight, the Woman in Red realized that the sudden sword ray that had appeared moments ago and slain the Tree Demon in an instant, saving her life, must have come from this person.
She hurried forward and said respectfully and gratefully, "Thank you, senior, for saving me. I'm Ye Hongluan, and I'm deeply grateful!"
The other two men also came to their senses. They hurried forward and bowed. "This junior, Lu Mingyuan (Su Yunmo), pays his respects to senior. Thank you for saving our young lady!"
At this, Bei Ji Tianzun quickly waved his hand. "There's no need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank my young master."
Bei Ji Tianzun had been the one to strike just now.
The Tree Demon had only been at the peak of the Dividing Soul Stage. There was no need for Ning Wangshu to act personally; naturally, Bei Ji Tianzun had taken care of it for him.
As for calling Ning Wangshu "young master," that was what Ning Wangshu had instructed him to do.
The main reason was that Ning Wangshu didn't want to attract too much attention.
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