Jia Xingtian and the others exchanged glances.
They were all old foxes who had lived long enough to grow cunning. Of course they knew what worried Yun Yun when she asked them to leave.
She feared that if the Misty Cloud Sect and Medusa fought until both sides were battered, they would seize the chance to kick the sect while it was down and deal it a fatal blow!
Besides, no matter how today's battle ended, the Misty Cloud Sect would likely suffer tremendous losses.
Naturally, the sect did not want outsiders to witness the damage to its foundations and learn exactly how weak it had become.
Without a word of argument, Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and the others nodded.
"Take care, Sect Master Yun. We'll be on our way!"
The representatives of the various factions acted decisively. They quickly gathered their juniors and withdrew down Misty Cloud Mountain.
At Medicine Elder's secret prompting, Xiao Yan took his father, Xiao Zhan, and left that dangerous place under Hai Bo Dong's protection.
Once all the outsiders were gone, the injured Yun Yun drew a deep breath and forced down the pain of her wounds. Her Dou Qi Wings beat behind her, and she soared into the sky to rejoin the battle.
With Yun Yun's return, the fighting in the sky began to shift, almost imperceptibly, deeper into the rear mountain.
Yet even with Yun Yun helping to keep the Tiger-Man occupied, she was clearly no match for the humanoid beast in her current state. Before long, she was in peril again.
Then, just as the battle reached a stalemate—
"Heh heh..."
A chilling laugh sounded in midair without warning!
"Yun Shan, it seems you've run into a little trouble. Need this protector's help?"
As the voice rang out, the air seemed