The second elder hesitated. He knew the elder beside him was right; he too had sensed that the saber in this brat's hand might be something special.
But if the two of them attacked, and this brat tried to take everyone down with him by provoking Phoenix, all of them would die.
He had not intended to attack, since Linghu Xiang was still outside. Even if this brat got out, he could not escape. If the saber in his hand really was a precious blade, it would ultimately fall into the Heavenly Evil Sect's hands anyway.
But now his companion had already attacked, and there was no turning back. He could only charge at Huang Xiao as well. Together, they absolutely could not give Huang Xiao a chance to catch his breath, much less an opportunity to attack Phoenix.
When Huang Xiao had tried to leave just now, he had naturally not let his guard down completely. Still, he had believed them a little. If they really let him leave, that would naturally have been best.
Unfortunately, the outcome was indeed not as wonderful as he had imagined. These men had attacked after all, for the Minghong Saber in his hand.
At that moment, Huang Xiao saw that Jiang Liuli remained where she was without moving. Her body trembled constantly, her eyes were tightly shut, and her face had turned very pale.
This is bad! Huang Xiao's heart jolted. He realized that he seemed to have forgotten Jiang Liuli just now.
Jiang Liuli had only been able to reach this place because he had stayed beside her. Although his Minghong Saber kept the evil qi away, its range was limited.
When he had rushed toward Phoenix just now, he had naturally put some distance between himself and Jiang Liuli. Now