Awkwardness still lingered, but that was not the point. Yu Ci was still conversing with Gan Shizhen, understanding the situation here; within the span of a few sentences, he grasped the core of all matters:
How to break the immediate stalemate?
In fact, the situation had already shifted. He and Gan Shizhen joining together certainly exceeded the demons' calculations, and after the Five Thunder Talisman unleashed its might, the demons opposite would inevitably make adjustments to the current situation in hopes of re-establishing an absolute advantage.
When the old situation changed and the new one had yet to form, there was bound to be a period of chaos, and this window of opportunity was the chance for the two of Yu Ci.
If they missed this opportunity, Yu Ci and his companion would likely face the siege of a hundred-odd demons; especially according to Gan Shizhen's intelligence, over there, there were still at least three more Returning Elixir demons.
This was a headache-inducing number, yet Yu Ci was even more surprised by the female cultivator's description: "The siege began with four, and you beheaded one? Uncle-Master Gan, if I may boldly ask, your cultivation level is..."
"Upper Returning Elixir, currently at the bottleneck of Stepping Void," the female cultivator said in a soft, gentle voice.
Yu Ci twitched his mouth, confirming once more that this frail-looking uncle-master would by no means be weak in actual combat capability. Without an absolute suppression of tiers, achieving such battle results and deterring the swarm of demons for over ten days was truly remarkable.
The awkwardness in form of address did not last very long, for Yu Ci discovered that this Uncle-Master Gan was really not a person who could put on elder airs; she would converse with others, but was more accustomed to