Kou Yuanheng looked at Chen Fei's calm expression, his brows lifting slightly. Was he putting on a brave face, or did he truly have something to rely on?
Moreover, Chen Fei's words just now seemed to carry another layer of meaning.
"I'll give you a chance. Tell me exactly how you killed Duanmu Xiao and then disguised yourself as him."
Kou Yuanheng stared at Chen Fei, observing every subtle change in his expression. "If your answer satisfies me, we can part ways here today."
"I do not understand what you are saying. But you ambushed me first, and now you have secretly set up an array. You truly think highly of me!"
Chen Fei raised his right hand into a sword finger and pointed to the side. Sword essence howled as it struck a spot dozens of meters ahead.
An array appeared from nothing. Yet as Chen Fei's sword essence struck, its nodes were damaged, and it dissipated in an instant.
A jade tablet trembled slightly in midair, shattered into several pieces, and fell toward the sea below.
Kou Yuanheng had seemed to be questioning Chen Fei, but he had merely been stalling for time to set up the array. Whether Chen Fei lived or died afterward would be entirely up to Kou Yuanheng's mood.
Kou Yuanheng had grown up in the Sangying Sect and was cautious by nature. Chen Fei's ability to evade his capture just now had made him put away some of his contempt.
He had originally intended to attack once the array was in place, but he had not expected it to be discovered the moment it began forming. Such perception was anything but ordinary.
The smile on Kou Yuanheng's face faded. His gaze flickered as he looked at Chen Fei, and in the next instant,