"Fellow Daoist Qin, please, don't attack!" Just as Qin Fengming made his move and easily captured Hu Fengzheng, a woman's urgent shout rang out.
Following the female cultivator's words, a sharp blade flashed into existence behind Qin Fengming and stabbed toward his right shoulder. The strike was incredibly fast; almost as soon as Qin Fengming appeared, it had already reached his back.
"Hmph. Immortal Fairy Hu, do you intend to attack this Qin as well? Considering that your previous attack obstructed the blow at the time, I won't hold it against you."
Without turning around, Qin Fengming caused a mass of blue-green mist to erupt, immediately sweeping the sharp blade into it.
A series of rapid, faint explosions rang out. The moment the swiftly arriving blade fell into the mist, it vanished without a trace.
"Fellow Daoist Hu, earlier, not only did this Qin refrain from completely annihilating your Hu family, I even treated your family rather generously. This time, I was merely trapped inside the formation for four years, yet you dared to attempt to kill my friend. Do you truly think this Qin wouldn't dare annihilate your Hu family?"
Ignoring the female cultivator, Qin Fengming instead looked toward Hu Fengzheng, who had regained consciousness, and spoke in a calm tone. The aura around him had already settled completely, as though the person whose aura had been unsteady moments ago had never been him.
Qin Fengming ignored the female cultivator who had just attacked him because of the attack she had unleashed when they had faced that surge of gray light.
That attack had given Qin Fengming a sliver of time to react. It could be said that only because of that strike had he suddenly made the decision to advance instead of retreating and enter the black mist.