You Sisi was actually quite skilled. After coming back from the dead, her physique had been strengthened, and her strength seemed to have reached a whole new level. But right now, she was still somewhat weak.
They hadn't fought for long before she started panting.
Fortunately, Niu Niu was strong enough to keep their opponent suppressed. Working together, the two quickly knocked him down. Niu Niu planted a foot on the man's chest and pointed his long sword at him.
"Talk. Where did the people who were staying at the inn go?"
The man who'd been subdued gave a cold laugh and lightly slapped the ground twice with his palm.
The next moment, people who'd been hiding in the surrounding darkness slowly emerged.
When Niu Niu saw more than a dozen people appear, his expression changed.
He wasn't strong enough to fight that many people.
He and You Sisi stood back to back, tensely watching the dozen or so people as they considered how to break through. Then the others suddenly changed expression. One after another, they dropped to their knees with a thud, as if they'd lost the strength to hold themselves up, and collapsed.
You Sisi and Niu Niu were stunned. As they wondered what was happening, a wave of numbness suddenly spread through their bodies. Their limbs went limp, and they saw Master Qiankun emerge from the darkness behind them.
"They inhaled my poisonous smoke. Grab one and question him about where your people were taken."
As he spoke, Master Qiankun fed each of them a pill.
Niu Niu hesitated, but You Sisi had already swallowed hers in one gulp and stood up, fully recovered.
Seeing this, Niu Niu took the pill too. Sure enough, the numbness in his body immediately faded.
"Thank you for stepping in,