"What should we do?" Lu Xiao Lu asked.
Influenced by Chu Zhiyuan, she had begun to feel nervous as well.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Senior Sister, go out first. Get them to come out and prepare to join forces."
Lu Xiao Lu reacted swiftly. "Right, with one more treasure, that Great Demon won't dare make a move."
Then she hesitated again. "Am I really going out?"
She worried that once she let go, Chu Zhiyuan's movement technique might not be fast enough to evade a sneak attack.
Chu Zhiyuan said slowly, "Senior Sister, be careful."
Lu Xiao Lu said, "Hold on a little longer, then. I'll go find the Fuyun Sect's senior brothers."
She withdrew the white sash and drifted away in a flash, leaving the Lesser Heavenly Sword's range in an instant.
What Li Xinhe and the others saw was a graceful, willowy young woman suddenly springing out from that mass of darkness, clad in white as snow, her beauty dazzling.
Li Xinhe recognized Lu Xiao Lu at once and called out, "Junior Sister Lu?!"
Lu Xiao Lu called back, "Senior Brother Li, come out. Those fellows have been driven off."
Li Xinhe called, "Junior Sister Lu, why are you here?"
Lu Xiao Lu floated as though riding the wind and reached the cave entrance in the blink of an eye, stopping amid a fragrant breeze.
Her bright eyes shimmered with flowing light as she glanced inside and clasped her fists. "Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Zhao, Senior Brother Ding... no casualties, I hope?"
"We're all right." Li Xinhe stepped out of the cave, standing tall and straight as he smiled. "Junior Sister Lu, are you here alone?"
"Junior Brother Chu Zhiyuan of the Heavenly Sword Sect is here too. He's keeping watch."
Lu Xiao Lu pointed toward the pitch-black