Terror surfaced on Li Yunmei's pretty face as she said timidly, "Li, Brother Li, you must be joking, right?"
"If you did not care about whether I lived or died, why would you risk yourself to come save me?"
Li Qingyuan's expression remained calm as he asked in return, "Risk myself?"
"You mean Lei Chen?"
Li Yunmei looked toward Lei Chen. Lei Chen had already vanished completely, his corpse destroyed and all traces erased + his bones crushed and ashes scattered.
She: "..."
That was right. What risked himself to come save me? His deliberately anxious voice transmissions, his apparent worry for me—they had all been to numb Lei Chen and prevent him from escaping?
This man was too cunning, incomparably decisive in killing, ruthless and merciless.
Yet outwardly, he presented himself as an utterly ordinary Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator, harmless to man and beast.
Who would have thought his true cultivation was actually Foundation Establishment Late Stage? He even possessed Fake Core Divine Sense. More terrifying still, he had a Core Formation Magic Treasure capable of killing a Fake Core True Person in a single strike.
This man was terrifyingly powerful, yet excessively cautious. He was simply too good at hiding.
If no Core Formation True Person appeared, who could fight him?
Three Joys Immortal City only had twelve Core Formation True Persons. Other than those twelve, he had no rival in this thousand-li immortal city.
Li Yunmei was nearly in tears as she swore, "Rest assured, Brother Li. I swear upon my Dao Heart that if I reveal even a bit of what I saw today, I shall die without a burial place."
Li Qingyuan asked, "Who is swearing upon their Dao Heart?"
Li Yunmei froze, confusion appearing on her face. "I-I am."
The next second, realization