Bai He smiled.
Though a veil concealed her face, it could not hide the laughter in her eyes.
Standing beside Jiang Sheng, Bai He watched Duo Yan and Lingluo inside the sword formation, their faces each uglier than the last. Her eyes brimmed with smugness and scorn.
She was smug because she now had not only Mingguang Temple, a Pure Yang Sacred Land, behind her, but also the Eastern Heaven Daoist Sect and the Heavenly Court of the Three Realms. True Lord Yuchen Lingyuan of Penglai and the Golden Register Incarnation Mysterious Lady of the Heavenly Court would both protect her.
As for her scorn, when she had shown weakness and tried to retreat, Duo Yan and Lingluo had pressed her relentlessly. They had humiliated her and nearly driven her into a corner. Yet now that Jiang Sheng had arrived, the two of them wanted to make peace.
Did they really think making peace would be that easy?!
Their roles had reversed. The hunters had become prey, and the prey had become the hunter. They wanted to run? It would not be so easy!
Earlier, they had feared Bai He's status as a member of a sacred land and had not dared strike a killing blow. Bai He had no such qualms about their identities. Hadn't they wanted to invite her to Rakshasa World? Hadn't they liked Buddhist teachings? Then she would send them to Shaoguang World to hear the Dharma!
Bai He was broad-minded and appeared gentle and kind, but this Pure Lotus Saintess was not so simple beneath the surface.
How many who had attained the Cave Profound Dao Fruit lacked a measure of pride?
As Shaoguang World's Pure Lotus Saintess, Bai He had not only pride but backbone. Her willingness to fight Duo Yan and Lingluo to