The eight people who arrived were six men and two women.
When they spotted the campfire, a lean, tall man headed over first. He found three wary youths and four small Tents pitched nearby.
Seeing that Lu Yi and the other two were only teenagers, the tall man relaxed, and his seven companions followed him over.
A middle-aged man among them stepped forward. He explained that they were only passing through to hunt soul beasts for a companion, then asked about the situation.
When he learned that Lu Yi's group had also come to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts together, the man was surprised that no teachers or elders had accompanied them.
But he did not press the matter.
As long as these youths posed no threat, nothing else mattered to them.
They introduced themselves anyway, then politely asked if they could rest here for the night. In a gentle tone, they also extended an olive branch: they could hunt together tomorrow and look out for one another.
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong exchanged glances, then instinctively looked toward Lu Yi.
Lu Yi sensed that the newcomers bore them no ill will. They were also the very group he had suspected.
He could not say he disliked them, but he certainly did not like them either.
Still, he would not strike a smiling face. Unable to refuse their goodwill, Lu Yi agreed.
At the answer, the middle-aged Soul Master named Mo Feiyun waved a hand. Someone began setting up Tents on an empty patch of ground not far from Lu Yi's group's Tents.
Their Tents were clearly much larger. While they waited, the others sat around the campfire to warm themselves.
Just then, Ning Tian emerged from Lu Yi's Tent.
The situation had been