At this moment, Tathagata's heart hung in suspense. Alert to the extreme, he swept his grave gaze around, trying to find the third person here.
Tathagata said, "Come out."
"I know you're here. Why won't you show yourself? What kind of man hides his head and shows his tail?"
What was known was not frightening.
What was truly frightening was the unknown.
The other party had yet to reveal himself, and Tathagata had never sensed his presence. That was enough to show that the other party was powerful, his strength no less than Tathagata's.
Perhaps even greater than his.
Kneeling on the ground, Zhenyuanzi muttered inwardly, Hun Xiu is quite reliable after all!
He raised his head and looked at Tathagata.
A trace of panic appeared on Tathagata's face. Zhenyuanzi sneered. "Tathagata, you know fear too?" His words were laced with mockery.
Tathagata shot Zhenyuanzi a cold look. If he attacked Zhenyuanzi, the other party would make a move. Who was that person? Tathagata did not know.
But from the clues earlier, it was not difficult for Tathagata to guess that the mysterious person hiding in the shadows had been brought by Zhenyuanzi.
He had wondered why Zhenyuanzi, who had previously been so meek and submissive before him, had suddenly become so bold. So he had brought someone with him.
The other party was an expert.
He had someone backing him.
Zhenyuanzi's confidence was indeed different now. He was incomparably self-assured, and even his words seemed to float.
Since he could not find that mysterious person,
and that mysterious expert was unwilling to show himself,
Tathagata could only turn his attention to Zhenyuanzi. He could do nothing about that mysterious person, but could he not deal with Zhenyuanzi?
Tathagata appeared before Zhenyuanzi like Gui Mei, looking down at him from