"Xiaozhao."
The man with black-framed glasses reached out and gently patted the woman's shoulder. "It's fine."
"We just need to watch quietly."
"...Mm."
The woman clenched her hands tightly and finally answered.
Xiao Xiao walked to the spot directly in front of the gravestone.
Wind and rain raged together, whipping the leaves and branches into a loud rustling.
His ears were filled with noise.
The gloomy sky made it difficult to see the surrounding scenery clearly.
Of course, that only applied to everyone else.
Xiao Xiao slightly narrowed his brows. Everything in his eyes was clear down to the finest detail.
The gravestone trembled faintly.
The creature underground was already impatient to see daylight again.
Xiao Xiao's expression shifted.
The Gu Diao had caught up with the fleeing Dao Lao Gui.
It had taken a little longer than Xiao Xiao had expected.
Sensing that the Gu Diao was also rather displeased about this, he couldn't help laughing.
After all, this territory belonged to the Dao Lao Gui.
When it came to familiarity with the area, the Gu Diao was naturally far inferior.
The other side had the advantage of terrain, and it was agile and incredibly fast.
In the air, the Gu Diao could easily lose sight of it if it was careless.
It had nearly lost track of it several times.
At one point, the Gu Diao fiercely beat its wings, sending a howling gale sweeping downward. The Dao Lao Gui rolled out with both hands clutching its head.
A faint, almost imperceptible smile seeped from the Gu Diao's scarlet, vertical pupils, cold and cruel.
After discovering that this method worked, the Gu Diao "herded" the Dao Lao Gui along the way, leaving it suffering and battered.
Fortunately, the wind and rain brought by the Dao Lao