It turned out that the reinforcements Su Wenjin had mentioned were Yuan Tiankuo.
That settled it.
One of the Ten Heroes of Dragon-Slaying Peak, his strength had long since surpassed the Four Great Passes. He was formidable.
But then again...
Yu Xiu couldn't help glancing once more at Great King Ram Horn's severed head and the Demon Wolf.
Those were all contribution points!
But since Yuan Tiankuo had spoken up...
Yu Xiu remembered that back in the Earth-Fire Abyss, Yuan Tiankuo had not only protected him while he cultivated and slain the Fire Demon, but had later given him a bottle of Five-Treasure Radiance Pills.
He owed Yuan Tiankuo a favor, and it was only right to repay it!
He didn't linger, pursuing Shadow Demon Chang Qing.
Elsewhere, Shadow Demon Chang Qing fled in front, with Wei Guan behind him. One man and one demon ran for their lives!
Thank goodness, thank goodness that terrifying swordsman who appeared out of nowhere chose to help Guan Che and kill the Demon Wolf! Shadow Demon Chang Qing thought, still shaken.
He couldn't imagine how quickly he would have died if that swordsman had attacked him immediately after beheading Great King Ram Horn!
He hadn't realized that Yu Xiu's second sword had actually been meant to kill him.
Sword Heart Hidden Edge meant that neither the Sword Qi nor the sword intent showed. Even Lu Shizhang's attempt to stop Yu Xiu's strike had been made with invisible Sword Qi, so Shadow Demon Chang Qing had been even less likely to notice.
That terrifying fellow disciple from the Sword Sect came for Guan Che! Wei Guan thought, still shaken.
If nothing unexpected happened, that swordsman had to be an enforcer from Dragon-Slaying Peak!
He had gotten mixed up with Shadow Demon Chang Qing, and