"Many thanks to the two seniors for upholding justice."
Meng Hao bowed in thanks. Then, under the burning gazes of Old Freak Song and Wu Dingqiu, he quite naturally took the Purple Gold Bell from Shangguan Xiu's hand.
"A trivial matter, hardly worth mentioning!"
"Upholding justice is what we ought to do!"
Old Freak Song and Wu Dingqiu nodded with broad smiles, carrying themselves like lofty senior experts. But inwardly... their hearts were bleeding!
"Upholding justice," "defending righteousness"—as two highly respected senior experts, they naturally could not commit murder and seize treasure in full view of everyone.
What was more... that three-colored spear had pierced straight through the golden bell's defenses in a single strike, killing Shangguan Xiu on the spot. With such terrifying power, even if the two Nascent Soul experts wanted to murder for treasure, they felt rather uneasy about it!
Originally, Old Freak Song and Wu Dingqiu had planned for the two of them to step in and "uphold justice," killing the sect traitor on behalf of the two youths being hunted down.
As for the traitor's magic treasures... naturally, they could not be allowed to fall into the hands of petty scoundrels.
The two youths' cultivation was still low. Carrying supreme treasures was simply inviting disaster. As two highly respected experts, they naturally had to "safeguard" them on the youths' behalf.
Yet this flawless scheme had somehow fallen completely through!
Their efforts had all come to nothing! The two Nascent Soul experts felt as though cats were clawing at their hearts, so frustrated that they could not speak for a long while.
"Junior brother Meng, although that traitor Shangguan Xiu has been executed, we will still be in grave danger from now on!"
Li Yu let out a sorrowful sigh, his face full of "anguish." "Although