Inside the house.
Gu Changge frowned deeply, staring hard at the scene outside.
"Demonic aura... Could that monster really dare come here?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a flicker of excitement in the young woman's eyes. She turned to leave.
Alarmed, Gu Changge instinctively reached out to stop her.
"Miss Jiang, what are you..."
Jiang Yuechu shifted aside, quietly avoiding his hand.
"To slay the demon, of course."
Nonsense!
Of course I know you're going to slay the demon!
Gu Changge cursed inwardly, but forced himself to speak patiently and quickly. "Miss Jiang, stay calm! That beast dared stroll right in, which means it doesn't know what happened to Guan Youlong! This is a heaven-sent opportunity!"
Seeing her pause, he hurried on. "You and I, plus my two men—that makes four in the Core Formation Realm! It's wounded, too. If we lay an ambush, we can take it down in one stroke! Don't act rashly and alert it!"
Without waiting for Jiang Yuechu's reply, he turned and strode out, lowering his voice as he went.
"Wait here. I'll go get Old Zhang and the other man."
"..."
Jiang Yuechu watched him hurry away and sighed softly.
Fine, fine.
The white-robed young man had taken only a few steps.
Buzz—
A faint sound came from beside him.
The smile on his face stiffened. He whipped his head around.
Clatter—
The shrill rattle of chains tore through the air!
A dark streak shot from the house's shadow. A slender chain blade went straight for the joints of his legs!
At the same time, another figure burst from the shadows on his other side, long saber in hand.
Its cold gleam sealed off every escape route!
Two cultivators in the Core Formation Realm!
The young man's pupils contracted. He had no