After a hearty meal, Du Siwen insisted on staying with Chen Ruoling. Xu Qingtong could only agree and returned alone to the little house he had not seen in years.
Stepping inside, Xu Qingtong felt as though a lifetime had passed. The place was still so warm, so familiar. He sat cross-legged on the bed, and his heart instantly grew calm.
Just after the hour of the Dog, Xu Qingtong abruptly opened his eyes in the midst of meditation. His divine sense had detected a group of men in black appearing directly west of town.
A Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator led the men in black. Of the other five, two were at the ninth layer of Qi Refining and three were Eighth Layer of Qi Refining. Moving silently and furtively, the group slowly approached the town.
Xu Qingtong swept his divine sense over the surroundings once more. Finding nothing else, he sent Du Siwen a voice transmission. "Senior Sister, enemies are coming!"
Du Siwen sprang out of bed, startling Chen Ruoling beside her, who looked at her in bewilderment. Du Siwen said, "Something's happening outside. Stay in the room and don't go anywhere. I'll be right back!"
She straightened her clothes a little, pushed open the door, and stepped into the courtyard, only to find Xu Qingtong already waiting there.
"Senior Sister, they have one Foundation Establishment cultivator, two at the ninth layer of Qi Refining, and three at Eighth Layer of Qi Refining. We'll strike together in a moment and kill the Foundation Establishment cultivator as quickly as possible. Then I'll handle the two at the ninth layer, and you take the other three. Xiao Qi will intercept and kill anyone who escapes!"
With the arrangements made, the two concealed their auras and flew swiftly toward the men in