That made sense. He had never taken off this outfit after changing into it earlier.
He immediately grinned and cupped his hands toward the people before him. "A pleasure, a pleasure."
Seeing how polite he was, they froze for a moment, then crowded around him with fawning smiles. "Senior Brother, what brings you here?"
"What do you mean? Why shouldn't I be here?" Chun Xiaobai asked in confusion.
"No, no, no, Senior Brother, you've misunderstood! That's not what I meant!"
The disciple leading them hurriedly explained, "Here's the situation. Our Alliance Army has already started fighting the Heavenly Baleful Valley forces up ahead, and the senior brothers from the Heaven-Dominating Sect are all overseeing things on the front line."
"So seeing you here alone made us a little curious... yes, yes, just curious!"
The others nodded furiously in agreement.
Chun Xiaobai immediately understood.
It seemed the Heaven-Dominating Sect held quite a high status. Its members were all leaders of the pack.
Those six fellows he had robbed earlier might well have been disciples of top sects too. They had slipped out to earn a little extra on the side, only to run into Fang Yuan.
His eyes shifted, and he immediately said, "Oh, I was chasing a Heavenly Baleful Valley disciple and followed him here, but he got away."
"I see!" The leading disciple nodded, then seemed to remember something. He edged closer nervously and lowered his voice.
"Senior Brother, you'd better be careful. A pervert has been prowling this area lately!"
"Huh?" Chun Xiaobai froze. "A pervert?"
The disciple continued, "I heard he comes and goes without a trace, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, and he only snatches male disciples!"
"Luckily, he doesn't kill anyone. We've checked with our sects, and the Soul Tablets of those missing senior