Zhao Changhe had no mind to care whether the Winged Fire Snake would be of any help or not; he just grabbed his knife and charged towards the battle.
Upon arrival, he saw Gui Chen leading a group of about several dozen Taoists, in a formation similar to the Heavenly Gang Formation, besieging a barbarian man clad in night-travel clothes.
A large hole had been broken through the roof of the nearby hall. It seemed the barbarian had attempted a sneak attack from the rooftop, but Gui Chen was well-prepared. He blocked the ambush, had his troops emerge from hiding, and now had trapped the attacker within the formation.
It looked like the help he'd imagined might be available was just wishful thinking... It wasn't a standoff between two forces, just a single powerful warrior attempting to break through the formation. Xuan Chong was pacing anxiously on the outside, unable to intervene as he was not a pre-arranged part of the Array.
