Ever since Aunt Xue entered the little tavern, the Netherworld Twin Fiends had hastily suppressed their auras, terrified of accidentally angering these powerful cultivators.
Especially after seeing the insignia on Aunt Xue and her companions' clothes, they felt chilled to the marrow. How could they still dare harbor designs on Li Dalong and his companions? Now, the two sat on a bed of needles, wishing they could disappear from the tavern immediately.
Yet they dared not make any rash moves, afraid of drawing Aunt Xue and her companions' attention. They hurriedly lowered their heads and ate the food on the table. The Spirit Cuisine that had tasted so delicious moments earlier now tasted like wax.
After meeting Li Dalong and his companions, Aunt Xue did not sit down. The surroundings made it utterly impossible for her to take a seat, so she stood before the table and questioned Xiao Cui.
"Xiao Cui, tell me exactly what happened. Who dared threaten the young lady?"
"Aunt Xue, the young lady and I were training in Wuling Peak. After she was wounded by a Demon Beast, I took her and fled. Her friend Li Dalong was injured in a sneak attack, then hunted down. After he joined us, he brought us back to Small Town, but the villains pursued us here. Those two over there." Xiao Cui explained what had happened to Aunt Xue and pointed out the Netherworld Twin Fiends.
Hearing that the brazen villains had actually dared pursue them into the tavern, Aunt Xue was furious. Since when had the Limitless Immortal Sect been disregarded by petty scoundrels? Whether they harbored ill intentions toward the young lady or were challenging and scorning the Limitless Immortal Sect, this was intolerable.
She turned and reached toward the Netherworld Twin Fiends, and an invisible