The enormous rumbling drew the attention of Cuckoo Bird Tower and the people nearby. Everyone looked up to see three figures surge skyward with pillars of ice, only to come to an abrupt stop and hang in midair.
"What's going on?!"
"Holy crap! Was that the Cuckoo Bird Tower's Weary Bird Formation just now? It shattered in an instant?"
"My god, what happened? Who are those people?!"
The people below fell into chaos, while Qi Ba Jiu stood atop a pillar of ice, frowning as he looked into the distance.
"Lord Qi Ba Jiu, what's wrong? We should hurry back to the Extreme Ice Sect and come up with a plan. This has caused such a commotion—the Blazing Fire Sect will definitely make a move!" Ni Dongmei said anxiously.
"...Quiet. This is much sooner than I expected. Someone very powerful is coming."
Following Qi Ba Jiu's gaze, Fang Yue spotted two dark figures rapidly approaching.
When Fang Yue narrowed his eyes and made out one of their faces, he was stunned.
"Tian... Rui Chi??"
When the two figures stopped in front of them, one of them was indeed Tian Rui Chi, who should have been missing and captured by Cuckoo Bird Tower.
But Tian Rui Chi himself didn't seem to realize this. He even appeared to have no idea he'd been captured by Cuckoo Bird Tower.
When he saw Fang Yue, he looked just as astonished, seemingly unable to understand why Fang Yue was there.
"Brother Ye, what are you doing here?"
"I came to rescue you. I didn't expect you to be nowhere near the auction below, but standing here to stop me like nothing was wrong!"
Coming back to himself, Fang Yue's expression darkened. Tian Rui Chi was fine, which meant his information source had been unreliable!
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