The moment she was recognized, Su Qingqing's entire world fell silent. She had imagined what might happen if she met her fellow disciples again someday, but she had never expected it to come so suddenly, so violently.
Meanwhile, the panic gradually faded from Yan's face, replaced by the look of someone settling in to enjoy a show. She glanced at the Enforcement Hall disciples, then at her companion's grim expression. She was genuinely curious to see what Su Qingqing would do when faced with her former fellow disciples.
Da Lu pressed his lips together and demanded, "Why are you with a demonic cultivator? And whose dismembered remains are those on the ground?"
Da Lu was reluctant to question Su Jiu's younger sister so bluntly, but the Enforcement Hall had its rules. Never mind Su Jiu's sister-even Xia Jue's sister would probably have to submit to questioning.
The stiffness in Su Qingqing's face gradually eased, and she said casually, "It's just as you see. She and I know each other. As for that pile on the ground... it isn't someone. It's a demonic beast from the Demon-Subduing Land."
At the mention of the Demon-Subduing Land, solemn expressions gradually appeared on the other Enforcement Hall disciples' faces.
"A demonic beast from the Demon-Subduing Land?" Xiao Lu could not help exclaiming softly, only to be silenced by a look from his elder brother.
Everyone knew that the Demon-Subduing Land was bound by a seal. Even though that seal had loosened somewhat over the past few centuries, only Dao cultivators could enter and leave freely. Demonic beasts remained firmly confined.
So how had the demonic beast before them managed to escape from the Demon-Subduing Land?
The clues grew ever more shrouded in mist, giving Da Lu a headache. Things might have been easier if