"Then... has Xiao Liu returned yet?" Zi Ming asked casually after taking a step to leave.
"Young Master Zi Yan has not returned yet! And this one has not received any message..." the soul warrior hurriedly replied.
"Good!" Zi Ming nodded, a trace of hesitation on her face. She turned to look at Xiao Hua and the others, seeming to ponder something.
Seeing Zi Ming's expression, Xiao Hua understood as well and hurriedly transmitted, "Zi Ye, with the Witch Elder absent, Ji Man rules Houtu Village. We should... avoid her sharp edge for now, shouldn't we?"
Zi Ming gave a bitter smile and shook her head slightly, not answering Xiao Hua. Instead, she instructed the soul warrior, "Go report to Ji Man. Tell her that I have returned and see whether she will receive these honored guests in the Welcome Hall!"
"Yes, this one understands!" The soul warrior did not dare delay and hurried ahead.
Once the soul warrior had gone far away, Xiao Hua lowered his voice again. "It seems the several hundred soul warriors led by Zi Yan have not returned yet. That fellow must have used the pretext of killing the drought demon to take the divine guards and soul warriors out. I wonder whether Ji Man knows that Zi Yan's target was you! And those soul warriors have seen us—more than that, they have seen the drought demon. Now that Ji Man is the only one in this witch village, without the Witch Elder's protection, we..."
After considering it briefly, Zi Ming smiled bitterly. "As far as I know, the Witch Elder has never left Houtu Village. Who knew why he went out this time? Since I have already returned to Houtu Village, there is no reason not to enter, is there? As for whether Ji