Lei Xun's long speech made Daoist Dawu knit his brows. He had to reassess the situation before him.
"Senior..."
For a moment, Shi Rui did not know what to call Zuo Lengchan. After thinking it over, she settled on "Senior."
"...My father..."
"Hall Master Shi is doing very well."
Su Che was not about to change his attitude toward Shi Rui just because the Azure Void Sect was the foremost sect in the Seventy-Two Kingdoms. If he did not even dare offend one minor disciple of the Azure Void Sect, he might as well pack his things and return to the Central Land.
"Fellow Daoist Zuo strides like a dragon and paces like a tiger. Do you intend to establish a foothold in Wushi City?"
Daoist Dawu was an old hand at navigating such encounters. He would not let Shi Rui keep questioning him, so he hurriedly changed the subject.
"I saw an injustice."
Su Che gave a simple reply.
"Fellow Daoist Zuo speaks plainly."
Daoist Dawu glanced at Shi Rui before continuing.
"We were hoping to visit Wushi City for a while. Would that be convenient?"
Su Che answered readily.
"Then let me offer what hospitality I can as your host."
Shi Rui still wanted to say something, but an Azure Void Sect disciple in brocade beside her gently tugged her sleeve.
Su Che saw it all.
And so the Azure Void Sect party headed toward Wushi City with Su Che.
Elsewhere, the defeated demons gradually gathered again.
They assembled on a small hill not far from Wushi City. Who knew how many demons had converged there? Their monstrous aura surged into the clouds, even stirring Heaven-Human Resonance and hanging an uncanny rainbow between heaven and earth.
The demons were arranged in concentric circles.
The outermost ring consisted of