The woman heard the news by her ear, then turned and met Xiao Fan's gaze.
"It... it was the Wind Lightning Pavilion..."
The woman spoke shakily, then looked at the corpses strewn across the ground, a trace of sorrow appearing on her face. When she looked again at the motionless black-clad man in the distance, that sorrow gave way to hatred.
Her eyes burned with fury. Turning back to Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, she said, "My name is Liu Ke. My father is the City Lord of Green City in the Western Region. I came here to discuss business with another family, but I never expected assassins from the Yellow Springs Pavilion to ambush us on our way back..."
"As for recognizing you, that was because of the Pursuit Order issued by the Wind Lightning Pavilion and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan."
"The Western Region..."
Xiao Fan's gaze rested on Liu Ke. Nether City, where Yao Lao was imprisoned, was also in the Western Region. He wondered how much Liu Ke knew about the Hall of Souls...
After a moment's hesitation, however, Xiao Fan refrained from asking. Rescuing Yao Lao was far too important, after all. The Hall of Souls had no fewer than six Dou Zun guarding him, so they had to proceed cautiously...
"A Pursuit Order?!"
Beside him, Xiao Yan looked startled by Liu Ke's answer. He exchanged a glance with Xiao Fan, then realized that the Wind Lightning Pavilion must have discovered Feng Qing'er's death.
"A Pursuit Order from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan?"
Compared to the Wind Lightning Pavilion, however, Xiao Fan was more concerned about the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's pursuit that Liu Ke had mentioned. He wanted to see how they had responded to the matter.
"Yes."
Liu Ke nodded lightly, then told