Huang Xiao quickly glanced into the distance. The two remaining Half-Step Martial Realm experts were still facing attacks from three opponents, and their situation was far from good.
Then he swept his gaze over the two men before him again and felt he should be able to kill them now.
Through their earlier exchanges, he had more or less seen through their moves.
However, just as he was about to strike, the two men abruptly turned and fled toward the five people fighting nearby.
Huang Xiao had not expected them to react this way, but he did not hesitate and swiftly gave chase.
Yet the moment Huang Xiao moved to pursue them, the two men split up and fled to either side.
"Not good!" Huang Xiao immediately turned and rushed toward Chen Xiangrong nearby.
Their target was Chen Xiangrong; they were not trying to escape at all. Clearly, they had meant to mislead him into thinking they wanted to retreat to their companions and join forces. In reality, their purpose was to approach Chen Xiangrong, who was watching from nearby, from separate directions.
For the Heavenly Sword Sect, their primary target this time was Chen Xiangrong. As long as they killed him, even if the mission had some blemishes, the result would still be acceptable.
Of course, the sudden appearance of people from the Demon Hall had also greatly alarmed Old Lu. He had to bring this news back and make sure the sect took it seriously.
Sure enough, theirs was not the only faction with designs on the Four Directions Trading Company. He had thought the Heavenly Sword Sect had acted quickly enough, but he had not expected the Demon Hall to be even faster.
Chen Xiangrong looked somewhat flustered and quickly moved toward Huang Xiao.
Fortunately, Huang Xiao