A Mallet

Could it be that Feng Jiu and Duan Ye realised that I have run off?

As soon as the thought entered his head, his back stiffened, and even his arms and legs were stiff as he walked. However, after walking on for some time, he still hadn't heard their voices and realised something was amiss. If the two of them realised that he had run off, they would shout at him. That meant that it wasn't them?

"Who's there? Why are you sneaking around..."

"Boom!"

He had turned back and shouted. However, what greeted him wasn't anyone's voice, but a mallet that hit him with a great blow. It had happened so quickly that he hadn't been able to block dodge. He had fainted before he got a look at who attacked him. 

Cloud Devouring who was following behind was about to leap out but was stopped by Feng Jiu. She grabbed Cloud Devouring in her arms and stepped backwards as she looked at the few cultivators who took Ning Lang away.