Boom!
A throwing knife skimmed past Tongtian's cheek by the narrowest of margins.
Tongtian's expression changed in alarm.
He instinctively acted at once, sealing Gong Sanquan within the Godslayer Magic Array, still shaken by how close he had just come to disaster!
"Tower Master Gong, snap out of it!"
"It's me, Tongtian!"
Gong Sanquan had already fallen into a panic and was watching his surroundings warily.
"Demonfolk, you're the one I'm here to kill!"
"Give me back my tower master's life!"
Tongtian's heart lurched at those words, as though something had occurred to him.
"Are you saying Tower Master Gong Xuan is already dead?"
"What exactly did that Demonfolk look like? Did he have any distinguishing features?"
Bai Zeyu came over at the commotion just then. Seeing Gong Sanquan sealed by Tongtian, she was utterly bewildered, with no idea what had happened.
"Tower Master Gong, you're awake?"
"What's going on? Tongtian, why have you sealed him?"
At the sight of Bai Zeyu, Gong Sanquan was momentarily dazed. Then he realized that he seemed to be in another city.
"Commander Bai?"
"Why are you with this Demonfolk?"
"That beam..."
Gong Sanquan's head hurt. He still could not make sense of what had happened and remained dizzy, remembering only a flash of white light before he lost consciousness!
Tongtian's expression changed, as though he had suddenly realized something.
"Could the Demonfolk who attacked Skyreach City have looked exactly like me?"
Bai Zeyu was astonished by Tongtian's words and could hardly believe them!
After taking a little time to process things, Gong Sanquan gradually began to understand. The Tongtian before him seemed to be an entirely different person from the Heavenly Demon who had attacked them!
After Tongtian and the others painstakingly explained everything,
Gong Sanquan finally understood that they had only just