Lin Feiyan froze where she stood. Compared to Jiang Yuechu's unruffled calm, the direct disciple of the Azure Boundary Sect looked utterly at a loss.
She had wanted to kill a few demons out in the wild, just to have something to talk about after this trip down the mountain.
But in the end, she'd only meant to go through the motions.
She hadn't actually wanted to risk her life for the sake of tempering some damn Daoist heart.
Those two demons who had appeared and carried off the old man could lord it over any patch of land in the outside world.
If they really followed their trail all the way back to that so-called demon lair...
Who knew how many more terrifying beings were hiding in there?
Even knowing that Guest Elder Jiang had incredible means and could crush a Seventh Rank Great Demon despite being several minor realms below it, there was only one of her.
Besides, if she and Gong Shaoqi really faced a Great Demon like that, they wouldn't just be unable to help.
They probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
They'd most likely only distract her, forcing her to split her attention to protect them...
At the thought of this,
Lin Feiyan swallowed, her back already slick with cold sweat.
"Guest Elder Jiang, please think this through."
Lin Feiyan lifted a finger and discreetly pointed toward the bottom of the valley, where the old black dog was hunched over, preparing to leave alone.
"How about... we deal with that old dog first?"
"That old dog doesn't seem very strong. At most, it looks like a Third or Fourth Rank of Chess-Player Realm. It's probably just some nobody who got left behind."
"Wouldn't it be much safer to practice on it..."
Gong Shaoqi