The three Uniting Dao cultivators harbored resentment in their hearts. When the Desolate-tier City Lord had ordered the city abandoned, he had effectively abandoned them as well.
If the City Lord was heartless, they could hardly be blamed for being disloyal. Surviving by sheer luck was already a gift from heaven, so naturally, they fled without a backward glance.
Yuan Xi truly had no intention of making things difficult for them. Instead, she turned and charged toward Luo Feng and the others.
Luo Feng was greatly alarmed. "Fellow Daoist, what are you doing?"
Could this woman really have been won over by just a few words from them? Though Xiaoyue City had indeed been at fault from the beginning, Xiaoyue had failed in the end, while that so-called Great Commander had emerged completely unscathed. Xiaoyue, on the other hand, had lost an arm—surely that was punishment enough. This matter could have been reduced from a major issue to a minor one.
But if Yuan Xi had truly been turned, things would become troublesome.
"Haha, I'll leave this side to you, Fellow Daoist. Until we meet again!" The Desolate-tier City Lord had enjoyed quite the show and was thoroughly satisfied. He immediately prepared to withdraw.
His supposed plan to join forces with Yuan Xi and eliminate Xiaoyue City first had merely been empty words. No matter what, his and Yuan Xi's positions were naturally opposed. How could they truly join hands?
With only a few words, he had indirectly saved the lives of his three Uniting Dao subordinates. Once he found them again and spoke to them properly, he might yet be able to dispel the rift in their hearts.
Though this battle had cost him his Uniting Dao City, as long as his foundation remained, there would always be a