"You—"
Of them all, Xueyan reacted the most fiercely. Her little face had flushed red with anger, her almond-shaped eyes wide as she wished she could rush over at once, drag that villain hiding in the clouds out, and tear him to pieces!
However, before Xueyan or the other three could say anything or make a move, another sinister laugh came from within the clouds.
"Ke—"
That voice sounded equally old and gloomy, though it was impossible to tell whether it was put on deliberately. It also carried a hint of lewdness and mockery.
"I say, Brother Liu—"
"We only have a quarter of an hour."
"With so little time, how much fun can you possibly have?"
"Could it be—"
"Just like your twin-blade technique—short and fast?"
His words were extremely crude, laced with lewd ridicule. They immediately enraged the "Brother Liu," who had spoken in that eerie voice earlier, and the voice from the clouds rose several notches.
"Old ghost, shut your mouth!"
"No matter what, I'm still far better off than a wicked cultivator like you, whose six senses are clean and who has nothing left!"
"At least I still have something to use. What about you?"
"Tsk, tsk!"
"!!"
"Liu Beggar, are you looking to die?!"
"Hah!"
"Who's looking to die is still up in the air!"
"Is that so..."
As they spoke, the old ghost's voice suddenly turned cold, killing intent spilling forth as though they were about to start fighting among themselves.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Lin Daiyu, Tanchun, Zijuan, and Xueyan were naturally left rather dumbfounded. They could not understand why the attackers were about to start fighting each other before doing anything else.
Just as the two men in the clouds were about to truly turn on each other, a deep, somewhat authoritative