Seeing this, Xue Fuyao pretended to be frightened, turned around, and ran.
In fact, with her eyesight, she could already faintly make out Blood Moon City in the distance. Seeing that these people were still dragging their feet, clearly intent on wasting time, she decided she might as well leave first, lest they keep watching her even after she entered the city.
To buy herself time to leave, she brought out several Gu Worms in her hand.
"Go on. Open all those carriages and let out what's inside."
Xue Fuyao gave the Gu Worms their instructions in a quiet voice.
As though they understood her words, the Gu Worms fluttered their wings and flew toward the nearby carriages.
Before long, the sound of chains crashing heavily to the ground came from the carriages nearby, followed by a clamor mixed with screams and cries that echoed in her ears.
Not far away, the once-orderly caravan instantly descended into chaos. The "goods" that had been locked inside the carriages broke free of their shackles one after another. To escape this place, they began fighting the Devil Soldiers guarding them as though they had no regard for their lives.
After all, if they did not fight for their lives, no good end awaited them anyway. With death on either side, why not stake their lives on one attempt?
Only then did Xue Fuyao get a clear look at what the "goods" locked inside the carriages actually were.
Judging by the animal features visible on their bodies, they were probably members of the demon race.
Seeing this, Xue Fuyao abandoned her intention to help and left without looking back.
Before leaving, she even made a special trip to the carriage occupied by the Devil Soldier she had bribed earlier.
He was currently flying into