Hearing You Lian'er's words and seeing the icy look in her eyes, Zhang Hu trembled inwardly. A chill rose unbidden in his heart, an inexplicable fear. He had spent several days with You Lian'er, yet had never seen such murderous intent in her eyes or heard it in her voice.
Now Zhang Hu's expression grew grim. He had already spotted several people from the Jianghu pushing aside a clump of shrubs and grass several dozen yards away.
Zhang Hu stared at them, and naturally, they stared back.
After a brief pause, they shouted behind them, "We've found Zhang Hu!"
Clearly, these people did not belong to the same faction, and they lacked the strength to capture Zhang Hu themselves. Had they belonged to a single sect or faction, why would they have announced it so loudly to those behind them? They would naturally have acted themselves.
Zhang Hu glanced at You Lian'er. Her expression remained unchanged, entirely unaffected by the discovery of the two of them.
"Hahaha, you certainly know how to run, but we've finally found you."
"Senior Brother, we won't get a share of the Heavenly Demon Canon, but that beauty-we should find a way to keep her for ourselves. Hehehe..."
"With so many people here, how would you get a turn? Don't forget, there are plenty from the righteous path here too. We may not be fighting them for the moment, but they won't show us any mercy later."
"Damn it, these so-called righteous folk are even more ruthless than we are when they get going. What a waste of that beauty! It would be such a shame for her to die just like that."
"Seize them!" Someone shouted, and the people of the Jianghu charged forward without a second thought, each afraid of falling a