Chapter 1457: Evil Must Be Tamed by Evil
Half an hour earlier.
With nothing better to do, Gu Zhaoxi had been strolling through the streets. He behaved himself and did not deliberately try to scam anyone.
However, as he reached the city gate, he saw a group of tall horses with flames rising from their hooves entering the city. The martial artists riding them wore black robes, making their features difficult to discern.
Jun Changxiao also liked to wear black robes whenever he went out, mainly because he thought they looked impressive.
These people were different. Their heads were lowered, as though they had completely melded into the black of their clothing, radiating an intense air of mystery.
A big shot, Gu Zhaoxi muttered inwardly.
Since Jun Changxiao had criticized him before, he had no intention of scamming them and planned to wander somewhere else.
Neigh!
The horses cried out as the group stopped in front of him.
The leader slowly raised his head, revealing an incomparably sinister face. "Move."
Those two words carried no emotion, like an assassin trained to kill.
At a time like this, anyone with a shred of sense would realize that these newcomers were no good and would have slipped away long ago. Unfortunately, the one standing before them was Gu Zhaoxi.
He abandoned the idea of wandering elsewhere, planted his hands on his hips, tilted his head, and said, "What did you say?"
"Move."
Boom—
Gu Zhaoxi took a step forward, poured True Spirit Power into his hand, and smashed it viciously onto the tall horse's back. Flesh and blood exploded from the horse on the spot.
A priceless Flame-Footed Horse had just died like that.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The black-robed martial artist stumbled to the ground. His brows furrowed slightly as he said,