"Liu Wanxiong?"
Xiao Chen's heart sank. He had thought that after eliminating Li Xiu and Gao Tian, he could rest easy and leave safely.
Who could have expected that while the mantis stalked the cicada, the oriole waited behind?
Without a sound, Liu Wanxiong had actually followed him all this way.
This was bad. Liu Wanxiong possessed a Silver Body, profound cultivation, and a terrifyingly high realm—three whole realms above his own.
One had to know, these were not three realms in the Mortal World!
The Nether Realm was unfathomable, blessed with nature's treasures. Its creatures' foundations and combat strength far surpassed those of the Mortal World.
He might not be able to cross three realms here.
More importantly, if Liu Wanxiong focused on stalling him and sending word to summon Zhou Family experts, Xiao Chen would almost certainly face death with no chance of survival.
"When did you arrive?" Xiao Chen's face turned frosty as he silently rebuked himself for being too careless. Someone had followed him all the way, yet he had remained utterly unaware.
However, the gap between their realms was simply too great. Even if he had been incomparably cautious, if the other party concealed himself without leaving a trace, Xiao Chen would most likely still have found nothing.
"I've been following you ever since you left the estate!" Liu Wanxiong stood with his hands behind his back, silver radiance covering his body. Beneath the moonlight, he seemed unfathomably profound.
"You watched them die without helping?" Xiao Chen asked doubtfully.
As a deacon of the Guard Hall and commander of the Zhou Family guards, Li Xiu and Gao Tian should have been Liu Wanxiong's right-hand men. Since he had already been present, why had he stood idly by and watched Xiao Chen kill them?
"If you