There was no time to hesitate.
Xu Nan—or Lu Caiwei—had already given him more than enough time to think.
After checking his phone, Hou Guisheng edited a text message and sent it to an unknown number before saying to Xu Nan:
"Vice Branch Manager Xu, I choose to face Gu Xingjian head-on."
He said those words in front of Xu Nan, but also in front of Gu Xingjian.
Hou Guisheng naturally understood that once he said this, there would be no turning back. He had already boarded Ji Li's war chariot.
The shriveled left side of Xu Nan's face and the swollen right side twisted into a horrifying smile at once. Light flickered in his eyes as he said in a strange voice:
"Even if someone has to die, I'll die first. Don't worry, Manager Hou."
"I don't care about Xu Nan, but you won't die. Ji Li won't die either. Don't worry, Manager Hou."
That was what Lu Caiwei said.
Hou Guisheng's expression did not change. Casually tossing his coat onto the ground, he walked toward Xu Nan.
Red light filled the sky, blotting out the sun and moon. Li Guanqi's grand move had already begun to show its edge.
Yet at the same time, something seemed to flash through that crimson sky.
Then, before Hou Guisheng and Xu Nan could meet, they vanished from the northern cliff together.
As the wind howled, the cliff was barren and silent, with only Hou Guisheng's black coat left behind.
Northern cliff, parallel plane.
A trace of concern flashed across Huang Banxian's brow after he saw both men disappear. He then turned and said:
"Manager, Xu Nan and Hou Guisheng chose the road to death."
The situation was entirely under Gu Xingjian's control. This was his home ground, and Ji Li