The sun sank westward, and a dusky yellow spread across the horizon!
Huyan Zhen, Feng Bailong, Mo Yu, and Li Yuntian, whom Lu Chen had sent out, returned one after another.
Feng Bailong, Mo Yu, and Li Yuntian all returned empty-handed.
Only Huyan Zhen returned with Flender's and Liu Erlong's bodies, but his brows remained tightly furrowed, and he looked thoroughly glum.
Upon seeing Lu Chen, Huyan Zhen reported what had happened:
"Sect Master, you truly foresaw everything like a god. Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong were indeed on their way to Spirit Hall."
"But after I caught up with them, this Liu Erlong burned her own martial soul origin and held me back for five minutes. By the time I could pursue them again, it was already too late."
"This Flender did have loyalty and affection. After delivering Yu Xiaogang to Spirit City, he actually came back to confront me, wanting to avenge Liu Erlong, so I killed him as well while I was at it."
"Both their bodies are here. Only Yu Xiaogang escaped into Spirit City. That is Bibi Dong's territory, so I dared not continue pursuing him."
Lu Chen casually glanced at Flender's and Liu Erlong's bodies. He had no deep-seated hatred for either of them.
Yet these two had insisted on protecting Yu Xiaogang even at the cost of their lives.
Then he could only say they deserved to die!
Lu Chen shook his head with a chuckle. This Yu Xiaogang really did have a knack for staying alive. A rank-29 Soul Grandmaster whose martial soul had been crippled had actually managed to escape to Spirit City under the desperate protection of two Soul Sages.
He did not blame Huyan Zhen, merely waving a hand and saying indifferently:
"If Yu Xiaogang escaped, so be