Before Xia Jue appeared, Feng Qi had entertained several guesses about his whereabouts.
The first was that something urgent had come up and he had left the Demon-Subduing Land ahead of them. The second was that he had run into trouble there.
Now that Xia Jue had appeared here, the first possibility clearly did not hold, leaving only the second.
"Did you run into some trouble? How did you even manage to lose the Demonic Sword...?"
Xia Jue still wore a gentle smile, looking utterly out of place in these sinister woods.
Then again, Xia Jue had always seemed as otherworldly as an immortal. How could he possibly have anything in common with this underworld-like Demon-Subduing Land?
"I'm sorry. It was my mistake..."
The Enforcement Hall disciples were somewhat surprised. They seemed never to have seen Xia Jue blame himself before. Feng Qi frowned and asked, "So what exactly happened after you came out?"
Xia Jue shook his head. "Let me take you out of here first. We can talk as we walk."
Feng Qi suddenly remembered that he still had important business to attend to.
"Right, I almost forgot. We still need to meet up with Ning Fan and the others, then find that Gray-Clothed Man and stop the formation."
Xia Jue voiced a quiet question. "Find the Gray-Clothed Man?"
Feng Qi nodded. "A Jiu analyzed the formations in the Demon-Subduing Land earlier. They were very likely set up by a Gray-Clothed Man her group had seen. To stop this formation, we have to find him and eliminate him first."
At this point, Feng Qi paused briefly. "Speaking of which, Hall Master, did you not know about the Gray-Clothed Man?"
Xia Jue nodded. "Of course I knew. He was the one who seized my Demonic Sword. I was badly