Duan Cheng and Li Kun intentionally fell back a few steps, but did not anticipate Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu being so aggressive. In just a short time, they managed to take down three players of the same level—even though they had previously heard of Xu Huo's prowess from Li Kun and witnessed Yan Jiayu's skills in the performance arena, the ease with which the two handled the situation was not good news for them.
Duan Cheng cleverly took advantage and killed the player in front of him, then smiled at Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu, saying, "Why didn't you join us after leaving the castle?"
The message from the castle was that the stolen gemstones had been found, and with Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu disappearing without a word, Duan Cheng and Li Kun already had their suspicions. Intentionally lagging behind those three players had its own purpose, but now was not the right time to break trust, so they offered both sides a step down.
