Departure

"Your knowledge is broad, and your eye is sharp, but you saw wrong. I am no great master, merely a scholar passing by—nothing remarkable.

"The Chaotian Alliance and Seven Star Tower have vast estates and great businesses. Their disputes are not something a small fry like me can meddle in. I only wish to preserve the life of this Li Family Eldest Sister."

Xiang Yang's scholar's robe trailed along the ground. He flicked his fingertips, keenly feeling the frailty of this body. Somewhat surprised, he glanced at Duan Canghai and Gongsun Xiaodie, then shook his head and repeated what he had said before: he would ensure only Li Family Eldest Sister's safety and concern himself with nothing else.

The power of Duan Canghai's Six Meridian sword qi was boundless, surpassing even the ultimate hardness of the Stone to Gold Finger Technique Xiang Yang had once cultivated. Only with a sudden flash of inspiration, threading a needle with a fine thread, had he been able to break the move that had just guided the two into attacking each other and perishing together.

Jiang Sihong, the Wang Brothers, Wu Cheng Xiao Su, and Li Family Eldest Brother all sighed inwardly. This was the blessing of receiving what one prayed for. Had Li Family Eldest Sister not shown kindness twice before, this scholar likely would not have intervened.

"If you do not wish to, then step aside. They laid an ambush to assassinate me, so naturally they must pay the corresponding price."

Although Duan Canghai was astonished by Xiang Yang's martial attainments, he did not shrink back in the slightest. High martial cultivation did not necessarily mean high combat strength. He refused to believe the other man was his match.

Since making his name, he had used the Northern Darkness Divine Skill to