Late at night.
The Peripheral Yao Market.
Inside the cave, a bustling crowd of yao had gathered. Most were third level, with fourth- and fifth-level yao occasionally visible.
Fox Woman Little Four, Bai Ling, Black Widow, and Bǐ Nǚ were all present. But White-Headed Eagle and the mysterious proprietor of the Spirit Plant Shop had not arrived.
There was no telling what had happened.
Seeing Su Changsheng enter, Bai Ling's eyes lit up. She hurried over, looked him over carefully, and said delightedly, "You've mastered Finger Condemnation?"
Su Changsheng nodded. "I got lucky. I didn't expect it to be a Demon Art that's easy to learn but hard to master, though it didn't take too much effort."
"Your arm..."
He noticed that Bai Ling was injured. Many of the white scales on her left arm had been torn away, exposing crimson flesh.
The injury was far from light.
Bai Ling looked at her own arm and Tu Shu's. Her gaze flickered slightly, but in the end, she shook her head. "It's nothing. These are bites from the Insect Swarm. The poison and contamination have already been removed. Some rest will take care of it."
"Let's leave that aside for now."
"You've mastered Finger Condemnation at just the right time. That Demon Art is very effective against those insects. We may need to trouble you to lend a hand with what comes next."
Su Changsheng nodded and followed her lead. "What's going on over there, exactly? Why is the Yao Alliance holding a gathering at a time like this?"
The situation was urgent.
All the yao were either watching developments or waiting. Some had even spontaneously formed small groups to deal with the approaching Insect Swarm.
Who had time to attend a meeting of an organization as loosely knit as the