"Fellow Daoist Nie just left using Shadow Escape. Perhaps she went after that green light," Bai Xiaotian said.
He had been the last of them to arrive. Seeing no opportunity to intervene, he had not focused all his attention on the battle ahead, and had caught sight of Nie Caizhu slipping away out of the corner of his eye.
"That gray figure's strength cannot be underestimated, and whoever rescued him is even more formidable. Isn't it too dangerous for Fellow Daoist Nie to pursue them alone?" Jiang Shentian asked gravely.
The others were also somewhat worried, but Nie Caizhu had already vanished. Shadow Escape was so mysterious and profound that they had no way to track her, leaving them helpless.
"Whatever the case, we cannot just stand here. Send people out immediately to search for Fellow Daoist Nie and those two," Jiang Shentian said after a moment's silence.
The cultivators from the various sects poured out and began searching around the encampment...
Deep within the encampment, a green light flashed inside Shen Luo's room, and Shen Luo and the gray figure appeared out of thin air.
"Thank you for saving me, Brother Shen. Otherwise, I might truly have died at the hands of those sect cultivators today. Where are we?" the gray figure asked, still shaken. The gray light around him dissipated, revealing Hu Bugui.
"My quarters in the allied army's encampment," Shen Luo said calmly.
"Why did you bring me here? If anyone discovers me, I'm as good as dead!" Hu Bugui drew in a sharp breath and looked around nervously.
"The sect cultivators are probably searching for us nearby right now. This place may seem dangerous, but they won't search here for a while yet. You took such a great risk to find me, so you must