Three broken, blood-dripping bodies hung there.
Golden ropes of some unknown material bound their hands and feet tight, suspending them upside down from the tree trunk.
They had only one breath left and could die on the spot at any moment.
"Earlier, I heard the Giant Horned Dragon Python and the Titan Great Ape say that Leng Ningshuang abandoned the gravely wounded White Crane Ancestor and chased you for thousands of miles."
"I was so anxious that I risked offending that person and slipped out of the Ten Thousand Demon Lair to find you. On the way, I happened upon these three trying to persuade Senior Sister not to act rashly."
The voluptuous woman stopped beneath the tree and recounted the events in a calm, dispassionate voice.
Then she casually pointed at one of them, a stunning, cold-looking woman whose face had been battered into a bloody mess.
"I originally planned to capture these three and trade them to that bitch Leng Ningshuang for your exact whereabouts."
Her smile suddenly faltered, and her voice grew colder. "Who would've thought you'd come back alive on your own?"
"Even better. Now we can join forces and use these three as bait to lure that arrogant Dao Alliance Senior Sister, Leng Ningshuang, here and ambush her!"
"Pah!"
As if she had struck a nerve, Wei Beichen spat a mouthful of bloody froth straight at the woman.
His swollen, mangled face was full of contempt. "You're a Demon Ancestor of the Ten Thousand Demon Lair, yet you resort to tricks like this? Aren't you afraid the whole world will laugh at you when word gets out?"
"Exactly. The three of us don't count for a damn thing at the Dao Alliance Mountain Gate. Do you really think you can lure Senior Sister here with