Digging Out the Bone

At this moment, Tang San's absorption of the Soul Ring had reached its most critical stage.

But aside from the honest Zhao Wuji, no one else was particularly nervous.

Qin Rongrong completely treated Tang San like an outsider.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Chang Gong Miao relied on their foreknowledge and believed that no one or no Soul Beast would suddenly come to attack them.

They even felt as though everything had already been settled.

All they had to do was wait quietly for Xiao Wu to return and Tang San to awaken.

Yet an accident still occurred.

"Who's there?" With Zhao Wuji's furious roar, three uninvited guests shot out from the woods.

They were not the most dangerous type of threat, Soul Beasts, but upon seeing the three of them, the Shrek group still felt their hearts sink.

The newcomers were three Soul Masters they all knew: Dragon Duke Meng Shu, Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, and their granddaughter, Meng Yiran, who had left not long ago.

Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Chang Gong Miao inwardly cried out in alarm. Their San Giegie's Eight Spider Lances were about to emerge. If these people saw them, wouldn't that be disastrous? They might very well kill him and seize the bone.

Oscar swallowed and could not help asking, "Why have you come back?"

"I was the one who brought them here." A clear, lovely voice rang out. Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran automatically stepped aside, lowering their heads respectfully.

A purple vortex rippled into existence in the middle of the path. A young woman in a purple-gold gown slowly emerged from it, her feet moving in the Mysterious Step. Her purple dress was embroidered with golden spiderweb patterns, accentuating her noble bearing.

The instant they saw who it