Shen Fei withdrew his gaze, feeling considerably more at ease. With Nie Li keeping watch, whatever Shen Hong might be plotting, he would not be able to stir up any waves. Leaving this to Nie Li would not cause any problems.
He stopped looking back and focused on swinging his sword, cutting down the Demon Beasts charging toward him.
After driving back another wave of beasts, Shen Fei had barely caught his breath when he heard a muffled grunt from his left.
He looked up and saw Huyan Lie, head of the Huyan family, fighting a Black Gold Rank Windfang Beast alone.
Huyan Lie's broadsword roared through the air, but the Windfang Beast was fast, and its claws were sharp. Several gashes had already been torn across his arm, blood soaking his sleeve. His steps were gradually slowing, and he was on the verge of losing the upper hand.
Everyone nearby was occupied with other Demon Beasts and could not break away to help.
"Let's go," Shen Fei said to Xiao Ning'er, then immediately charged over. Xiao Ning'er followed close behind, two Weakening Inscription talismans already held between her fingertips.
They joined the fight from opposite sides. Shen Fei circled around the Windfang Beast and swung his sword at the joint of its hind leg. The scales there were thinnest, making it one of the Demon Beast's weak points.
Xiao Ning'er raised her hand and flung out the two sheets of talisman paper. Pale blue-green light fell over the Windfang Beast, slowing its movements by half a beat. The claw it had been swinging at Huyan Lie also veered slightly off course.
Huyan Lie had been gritting his teeth and holding on when the pressure suddenly eased. Seeing the two of them coming to help, he burst into laughter, his