"Senior Brother Ye, thank you." Xu Qi clasped his fist and bowed.
"It's fine, Junior Brother. You did well lighting the flare. You saved this caravan." he said with a smile, his eyes lingering on Lady Qin for a moment before looking back at Xu Qi. "Leave this matter to us."
He stopped paying attention to Xu Qi and walked past him, looking in the direction where he sent those disciples.
A minute later, they returned with their faces filled with astonishment.
"Senior Brother Ye, there's indeed an intermediate-grade beast's aura there. We cannot approach it because there's a strange mist around it that seems to be formed by primal elements of darkness."
"Darkness? Is that true? Is it the Underworld?"
"Unclear. But I swear, it's unnatural." The disciple nodded, his voice filled with a hint of fear. "We didn't dare approach it because of its ominous aura."