Catch Them

"Go."

Gu Sheng flicked the blood droplets from his sword, then suddenly frowned.

"Someone's coming."

At the cave entrance, two figures stood silhouetted against the light.

Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao slowly walked toward the entrance.

The light outside streamed through the narrow opening, casting mottled shadows across the ground.

Gu Sheng spoke softly, a smile in his voice.

"Remember our plan."

Ling Xiao pressed his lips together and nodded.

Yet for some reason, whenever he saw Gu Sheng's deep, ancient-well-like eyes, the unease in his heart inexplicably subsided.

The moment the two stepped out of the cave, two figures darted out from either side and blocked their path.

"Well, if it isn't Junior Brother Gu and Ling Xiao?"

A mocking smile hung on Ke Yucheng's thin, sharp face, while greed gleamed in his eyes.

"What, trying to sneak away?"

Tang Zhiyuan stood slightly behind him, sizing the two up with a dark expression.

He was much taller than Ke Yucheng. His gray robes fluttered without wind, and the pressure of a mid-stage Earth Palace Realm cultivator seeped out intermittently, making the surrounding air seem to thicken.

"Where are Pan Zhuang and the others?"

Tang Zhiyuan got straight to the point, his voice low as muffled thunder.

Gu Sheng smiled faintly and calmly met Tang Zhiyuan's gaze.

"Senior Brother Tang, that's a strange question. Where Senior Brother Pan and the others went, how would I know?"

"Bullshit!"

Ke Yucheng barked.

"We saw all eight of you enter the cave together. Why are only you two left now?"

Gu Sheng unhurriedly straightened his sleeve, as though he had not heard Ke Yucheng's shouting.

Standing at Gu Sheng's side, Ling Xiao felt the pressure Tang Zhiyuan was releasing and could not help breathing faster.

Tang Zhiyuan narrowed his eyes, uncertainty churning within