Xue Lian's expression turned terribly grim. He thought to himself, My defensive artifacts are now one destroyed and one damaged, and my defenses have greatly weakened. If we fight now, I truly won't be a match for that bitch. I'd better call it off for now and look for another chance to kill Xu Yang later!
After making his decision, Xue Lian said with a dark expression, "Since Fellow Daoist Wu is protecting Xu Yang, I have nothing more to say. I'll let him off for today. We'll take our leave." With that, Xue Lian beckoned to his fellow disciples, signaling them to follow, then swiftly turned and flew away.
After Xue Lian and the others left, Xu Yang and his companions immediately breathed a sigh of relief, letting their anxious hearts settle. Xu Yang raised a hand and thanked Wu Feiyang. "We owe you a great deal for arriving in time, Senior Sister Wu. Otherwise, we would have been in danger."
Wu Feiyang waved a hand. "We're fellow disciples, and we're teammates on this mission. There's no need to be so polite. Junior Brother Xu has made a great contribution this time, killing two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Blood Refining Sect. Your strength has truly made me see you in a new light."
Xu Yang knew he had attracted far too much attention this time, the very opposite of what he wanted. But since things had come to this, all he could do was make the best of it. He immediately smiled. "That was all thanks to the help of the senior brothers. If I'd been alone, I'd have been reduced to a pile of bones long ago. How could I have killed them? Besides, Senior Brother Bai also killed one of them. All of you senior brothers