This group was an interesting mix. They had all sorts and took anyone: rogue cultivators, disciples of aristocratic clans, and sect disciples.
It was a team that had been thrown together on the spot.
The Enforcement Hall party keenly detected the scent of blood and faint, mottled traces of demonic qi coming from the group.
Some of them were injured. That was the Enforcement Hall disciples' first reaction.
As for the people opposite them, their expressions varied when they saw the Enforcement Hall disciples. Some were delighted, feeling they had found their saviors, while others were wary...
After all, they had traveled dozens of miles around the area and found only this one cavern.
Had the Enforcement Hall disciples not been there, they might not have thought much of it. But their very presence made the others suspect that something valuable might be inside.
Only, if the Enforcement Hall got involved too, would they still have a chance at a share of the treasures?
The two sides sized each other up, their gazes far from friendly.
Feng Qi was one of the fastest in the Enforcement Hall at gathering information.
In barely a dozen breaths, he had already worked out a fair amount from these people's physical characteristics and behavior.
He transmitted his voice to Xia Jue. "There are twelve sect disciples, eight rogue cultivators, and seven aristocratic clan disciples among them."
To Su Jiu's surprise, someone she had never expected to see was also in this group.
Wenren Jing? Why was he here? After the marriage arrangements fell through, shouldn't he have returned to the Wenren Household?
Perhaps because she had taken her anger out on them, she now had not the slightest fondness for anyone from the Wenren Household.
Her gaze lingered on him for only half a