Xu Qingtong opened his eyes and saw Xiao Bai covered in wounds. His face paled in alarm.
"Xiao Bai, what happened?" Xu Qingtong asked hurriedly.
"Master, we were having fun in the mountains when we ran into a Demon Beast in human form. He wanted to make us his subordinates. We refused, so we fought!" Xiao Qi said.
Xu Qingtong hastily stood up, took out a healing elixir, and slipped it into Xiao Bai's mouth. Then he released his divine sense and swept it behind Xiao Qi.
Upon looking, he saw a man in his thirties whose attire was something of a mishmash.
The man had red eyebrows and a white head of hair, his long silver-white locks hanging loose over his shoulders. His face was the color of dark red dates, his nose straight and his mouth square, yet he wore a goose-yellow robe.
Holding a fan like a scholar, the yellow-robed man walked unhurriedly toward Xu Qingtong. Three Long-Armed Apes followed behind him, all at the fifth tier or above.
Xu Qingtong checked Xiao Bai. Apart from some superficial wounds, he seemed to be all right.
"Xiao Bai, go back into the Seven-Star Bracelet and recover. I'll go meet this Demon Beast in human form!" As he spoke, Xu Qingtong put Xiao Bai away.
"Xiao Qi, have you fought that Demon Beast?"
"We've already fought," Xiao Qi said. "That fellow is a little stronger than me. I couldn't beat him right away!"
Xu Qingtong nodded, silently pondering. Though Xiao Qi was only at the sixth tier, she was a Divine Beast and naturally suppressed Demon Beasts. Moreover, the Chongming Clan excelled at catching ghosts and subduing beasts, yet even she could do nothing against this Demon Beast in human form!
"I'll handle this Demon Beast in human form.