Zhao Yuezhu's voice had barely faded when Feng Ruohang's voice echoed, "Zhao Yuezhu understands Liangjie Tang, but you, the Moon Shadow Thief, do not."

"If we were truly so gravely wounded as to be beyond saving, Li Po and Ye Yang would rather carry us into the fray than abandon us on the road."

"The people of Liangjie Tang die together."

As Feng Ruohang spoke, she arrived, sword in hand, accompanied by Wang the Butcher, wielding his bone cleaver.

The Moon Shadow Thief's eyes narrowed sharply, "You have no life essence; you cannot recover."

"That's right! That's right!" Wang the Butcher deliberately nodded. "We were first critically injured by Jiang Chen and then poisoned by you. Without life essence, what can we use to recover?"

"However, don't forget that there is more than one demon tomb inside the Yin-Yang Inn. There is a tomb in each of the five domains. If the demon tombs have life essence, wouldn't the other tombs?"

"You laid out the Yin-Yang Inn. You should know that Ling entered one of the great tombs, right?"

"Didn't you ever think that Ling would come out after going in? And also bring out some life essence?"

The Moon Shadow Thief snapped, "Nonsense, how could Ling possibly foresee the future?"

Wang the Butcher laughed, "Ling indeed doesn't have the ability to foresee the future, but Cang Tianji does. So, the life essence came. And..."

Wang the Butcher paused, "As the leader of the Eight Great Thieves, how could you not see that I slipped something into Li Po's hand before he left?"

The Moon Shadow Thief subconsciously replied, "That demon bone, what could it represent? Wasn't it because you were afraid that Li Po would encounter妖族 (yao zu – demon race) that he couldn't handle, so you wanted to point out the weaknesses of the妖族 (yao zu – demon race) and gave him the communicating demon bone?"

"Moreover, you never activated the demon bone along the way!"

"Sharp eyes!" Wang the Butcher gave a thumbs up. "The Eight Great Thieves truly have extraordinary vision and meticulous minds."

"Just as you said, I gave Li Po the demon bone only to deal with unexpected needs. However, this demon bone happened to have an unintended effect."

Wang the Butcher paused. "After Ling came out, he didn't contact Li Po but kept following him."

"Not long after they left the cave, Ling sent life essence."

"Your attention has been focused on that demon bone, but you have overlooked the fact that Li Po also has a secret communication mark left by Chen Shuyu using the Embroidered Uniform Guard's secret method."

"No matter how strong you Eight Great Thieves are, you can't compare to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which has been passed down for thousands of years."

"Moreover, Ling only sent four words to Li Po."

I gently turned my palm outward, and four delicate yet firm characters appeared in my palm: "后顾无忧 (hòu gù wú yōu – No worries behind)!" That was Ling's own handwriting.

Wang the Butcher smiled, "So! Every time Li Po hesitated along the way, he was just acting with you."

Before I could show any smugness, Wang the Butcher turned his head and said, "Your acting is extremely poor, delicate and contrived. You're not even as good as a background actor. To actually be able to deceive people is simply luck."

My face instantly darkened.

Wang the Butcher looked at the Moon Shadow Thief again, "Now, do you have anything else to say?"

The Moon Shadow Thief's face was gloomy, "I'm telling you, I'm determined to open the demon tomb, and no one can stop me!"

As the Moon Shadow Thief spoke, a piece of white light, as soft as flowing water, suddenly appeared on her body. At first glance, it looked like she was shrouded in moonlight, but the shadow behind her was spreading towards the stone gate.

The Moon Shadow Thief's secret technique.

Shadow arrives, person arrives. As long as her shadow touches the stone gate, even if the space she occupies is cut off, it won't be able to stop the Moon Shadow Thief's sudden attack.

"Stop him!" I shouted sternly and rushed towards the Moon Shadow Thief first.

Feng Ruohang's Asura Quick Sword.

Wang the Butcher's bone cleaver.

Also, in an instant, they besieged the Moon Shadow Thief.

The speed at which the three of us attacked could not be described as anything but fast, but it was still a step slower than the Moon Shadow Thief's secret technique.

The black shadow behind her only lightly touched the stone gate, and the whole person disappeared before our eyes.

After all three of my attacks missed, I attacked the stone gate without stopping for a moment.

This time, as soon as I took a step, I felt an unspeakable fear rising from the depths of my soul.

That feeling was as if a wild beast suddenly encountered the king of its clan. The ferocity of the original rampage instantly lost its foundation, and it instinctively wanted to submit.

The consequences of the nine-tailed fox soul power finally manifested.

No one in the world can predict the enemy's movements in any situation, let alone plan without fail.

Cang Tianji and Ling didn't know that there were two wolf demons in the burial demon land, let alone that the nine-tailed fox could persuade the wolf demons to help me and Ye Yang enter the Tiangang realm.

It was precisely because of this step of error that the Moon Shadow Thief completely entered the stone gate.

Just as Wang the Butcher and Feng Ruohang were chasing towards the stone gate, a sudden gust of wind rose behind them, and two steel knives attacked the backs of the two almost simultaneously. When the two quickly turned around, they also faced the steel knives of the Blue Shirt Thief.

Feng Ruohang's sword swept and幻 (huan – created illusions) a barrier of sword light around her body,反绞 (fan jiao – twisted back) towards the Blue Shirt Thief's body.

Both of them were known for their fast swordsmanship, and a countercurrent light rain was pulled up between the two of them when they made their moves.

The sword芒 (mang – ray of light), and cold shadows collided fiercely in the limited space, and pieces of sparks burst into flashes in the middle of the two of them. The silver芒 (mang – ray of light), and fire rain danced together, which was spectacular, but the surging killing intent made people feel chills.

At this moment, Wang the Butcher gave up on the Moon Shadow Thief and walked towards the nine-tailed fox with his knife.