"Right, no time to lose. Let's get moving!"
Only after hearing Su Shi'er's voice did Xiao Yue and the other two come back to their senses.
The three of them each circulated their cultivation, immediately following behind Su Shi'er as they prepared to flee into the distance.
But just as Su Shi'er's group began to move—
"Hehe, so there are still a few fools who don't know whether they are dead or alive, spying in the shadows."
"Trying to take people away beneath my very eyes? You truly don't know whether you are dead or alive!"
Shao Ai, the chief tower lord of Xuan Nu Tower, spoke with a voice that resounded through heaven and earth. Before her words had faded, a vast and surging sword intent wrapped in Demonic Qi swept toward Su Shi'er's group like a tidal wave.
Shao Ai, who had been battling Tan Taiqing, actually sent Tan Taiqing flying with a single strike in an instant, then fixed her sharp gaze on Su Shi'er and the others.
"Not good! The chief tower lord of Xuan Nu Tower is coming for us!"
"We're finished now!"
"A Spirit Severing stage cultivator has made a move. Could it be... that we will perish here today?"
The sudden change turned Xiao Yue and the other two deathly pale at once.
As soon as the words fell, the auras around the three of them fluctuated violently, and their eyes swiftly became unfocused and dazed.
Before they could even receive the attack, they were struck by the Demonic Qi. Their minds churned, and their auras became unstable as well.
Seeing the situation turn grim, Su Shi'er's heart trembled. He could no longer spare thought for continuing to take Liu Hua away.
At once, he turned to face Shao Ai's direction.
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