"Hmm?"
Though Ji Yuan was surprised inwardly, he kept his expression unchanged as he glanced at Dugu Qing.
Since when did I become your brother-in-law?
Even without looking, Dong Qian knew what Ji Yuan was thinking. She explained through voice transmission, "Dugu Qing transformed into a Sky-Stepping Five-Colored Deer. Her current identity is the sworn younger sister I acknowledged outside."
"So that's how it is."
Ji Yuan replied.
That was good too. It gave both sides a disguise for their identities.
As soon as the two women spoke, and the Phoenix aura around Ji Yuan grew increasingly dense, the three great demons immediately gathered together from their scattered positions.
The Mountain-Shifting Ape and the Winged Sky-Soaring Tiger both moved to the side of the Howling Moon Sky Wolf.
Then the three of them—bowed their heads and kowtowed. "A misunderstanding, it was all a misunderstanding."
"We only heard Fellow Daoist Feng say that he wanted to kill this Nine-Tailed Cat Demon, so naturally, we yielded her to him."
After the woman transformed from the Howling Moon Sky Wolf finished speaking, the Winged Sky-Soaring Tiger immediately added another line.
"Precisely, precisely. We gathered together only because we wanted to leave this place."
The Mountain-Shifting Ape looked around. Not knowing what else to say, he could only add one sentence.
"Me too."
After saying that, the three of them did not pause in the slightest. They plunged straight down into the lava lake, vanishing along with their figures as countless splashes of lava flew up.
Dong Qian hurriedly turned to Ji Yuan. "Junior Brother, should we make a move?"
Ji Yuan slowly shook his head.
"Better to avoid trouble whenever possible. Let them go."
He had only wanted to act earlier because the others had intended to provoke them and block their path.