"Setting fires-were they trying to cover their tracks?" the three men said as they looked around at the flames that had yet to die out.
"I suggest we join forces. Even if it wasn't Huang Xiao and his companions, whoever killed Feng Jing and the other two probably joined forces as well, and they're stronger than Feng Jing's group. If it was Huang Xiao's party, those Guard Masters are powerful too," the first man to speak said.
The other two gave it a little thought, then nodded.
"We shouldn't linger here. Those people are very powerful. If we run into them, we might follow in Feng Jing and the others' footsteps. We'd best leave first. If we can find more people to join forces with, perhaps we'll have a better guarantee of safety," the second man said.
"I never expected things to turn out like this. At first, I thought I was the only one coming to deal with Huang Xiao. Then I discovered others were eyeing him like hungry tigers too, and now this has happened. We can't even be sure of keeping our lives. Ah..." The third man shook his head and sighed.
The three men soon left.
"Huang Xiao, those three were nowhere near as strong as Feng Jing. We should have a chance against them," Demon Phoenix said quietly after watching them leave.
"You're certainly optimistic. Don't forget the sorry state we're in," Huang Xiao said with a wry smile.
"Ah, true. After that fierce battle just now, we need a good rest too. It's rare to run into so many of them. I really wanted to kill them all and make things easier for us later," Demon Phoenix said, shaking his head.
"Let's hurry and find somewhere to regulate our breathing first. From the look