There was a thick, sinister stench in his tone, as though he were suppressing a bellyful of vengeful desire. Yet that atmosphere was ruined by a single sentence from Ziyi...
"What does 'if you don't beat him for three days, he'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles' mean?" Ziyi asked curiously. Yue Qianchou's expression stiffened.
Rolling his eyes, he simply ignored her.
Wen Lanfeng, however, was delighted by his words and hurriedly said, "Since that is the case, we must not delay. Let us hurry to Lingfang Valley."
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Nong Zhu frowned. "Yue Qianchou, do not be careless. Yan Zhuixing is no longer what he used to be. You only need to show yourself and stabilize him first. Leave the fighting to me."
Yue Qianchou pondered briefly, then waved his hand noncommittally. "You go ahead. I'll be there shortly." Wen Lanfeng and Nong Zhu were both stunned. The former grew even more anxious. "We should go together! If Yan Zhuixing sees that I did not bring you back with me, Lu Yanqing and the others will be in danger."
It would have been better if he had said nothing. The moment he did, Yue Qianchou flew into a towering rage. With a smile that did not reach his eyes, he stared at Wen Lanfeng and snickered, "The blame lies with my blind eyes. I overestimated the Four Great Oddities of the Cultivation World. You truly are odd beyond all measure! The ten pots of blood orchids I gave you—you handed them to Yan Zhuixing to fuel his demonic flames and make him even more arrogant. The two people I entrusted to your care—you delivered them into Yan Zhuixing's hands as hostages too. I really brought this upon myself! You've got me by the throat so that I