They exchanged glances, all utterly bewildered and at a loss.
As they hesitated, a white figure flew in from outside, her long skirt billowing and trailing a long rainbow through the air.
More than ten beams of divine light struck upward at her, but within moments she had cut them down with her longsword. Sword Qi crisscrossed the air, throwing the surroundings into chaos.
"Enemy attack!"
The guards hurriedly abandoned Lady Huang and ran toward the camp ahead.
Pi Qiong, clad in battle gear, came to meet the attackers with several capable fighters. He soon spotted Han Li leading the charge and shouted in shock and fury, "Where did this little wench come from? How dare you cause trouble on my turf!"
"Lord Pi, you... look behind her!" a subordinate stammered, his eyes nearly bulging out in fright.
The others looked, and their hearts promptly sank.
Behind Han Li appeared a great host of demons transformed from jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards, slaughtering the mine guards who resisted. Farther away, a White Jade Mantis as massive as a hill swung his blade arms. With a single stroke, a cleaver dozens of yards long plowed a long furrow more than a yard deep into the ground.
These were all elite troops from the Flat Hill Demon Kingdom under Hu Ze's Avatar.
At the same time, imperial soldiers accompanied them as escorts. Hu Ze's Avatar had used his authority as Great General to conscript them from Li Prefecture. They attacked this place under imperial orders, with legitimacy and righteous cause on their side.
Clang!
His war saber fell to the ground, and Pi Qiong immediately dropped to his knees and begged, "Mercy, my lady!"
"You are the overseer here? I already know of your crimes. Ten thousand deaths would not atone for