"What's wrong, Xiao Ya? Where are Xian'er and Zhang Hong?" Seeing Li Xiaoya's expression, Fairy Qingxia looked worried and asked urgently.
Could something have happened to Senior Sister Xian'er? Li Xiaoya wondered anxiously. He remembered separating from Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong before encountering the Devouring Old Devil and the Venomous Demoness. To cover their retreat, he had deliberately led the two devils on seven or eight wild loops. No matter how slowly Xian'er and Zhang Hong had traveled, they should have arrived by now! The thought made him increasingly anxious...
"...!" Everyone exchanged glances. Although they were delighted with their great victory, losing two astonishingly powerful Spirit Communion Stage cultivators would be a terrible pity-though some among them might secretly have been pleased...
"Xiao Ya! Don't panic! Check the Soul Life-Bell!" Mother Li seemed to remember something and hurriedly reminded him.
"Oh! Right!" Li Xiaoya felt a little reassured. If something had truly happened to Xian'er and Zhang Hong, the Soul Life-Bell would already have warned him. He had simply been too nervous, though he could hardly blame himself. Demon armies were rampaging throughout Great Illusion; who knew what might happen? With that thought, he slapped his Heaven-and-Earth Bag, bringing the Soul Life-Bell into his hand. He murmured an incantation, and the bell lit up, shimmering with spiritual radiance. Two lights, one red and one blue, flickered within it-the soul signatures of Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong. Although the lights were not dim, neither were they particularly bright. His heart sank. It seemed Zhang Hong and Liu Xian'er had encountered trouble after all. He hurriedly told everyone, "We can't stay here. Find somewhere safe to hide first. We'll go meet them!" With that, he turned into a streak of escaping light and flew in the direction indicated by the