But this time, he was much smarter. Since his sword technique was no match for mine, he openly evaded me. Even when I used Shrinking Earth to catch up with him and forced him back with my sword, he merely deflected it with his own sword. Then he fled to the other side and began pulling out talisman papers, preparing to clash with me in spellcraft and see whose spells were more refined.
"Heh heh, you couldn't beat me with sword technique, so now you want to clash in spellcraft?" I mocked, taking out talisman paper as well and beginning to chant.
"Quit your nonsense! This time, I'll make sure you can't say another word!" Yue Shuyi's expression was ugly. He had seen his master, Liu Budong, on the chairman's platform, his face already darkening. As his disciple, he was under considerable pressure too.
Xiao Qianjian was grinning from ear to ear. He pointed here and there with Liu Yaxi, Li Xiuqi, and the others beside him, looking very much like he was giving pointers on how to rule the world. Naturally, he was delighted.
This behavior made Liu Budong even more uncomfortable. He muttered something under his breath, clearly displeased.
Yue Shuyi seemed to have received a voice transmission from Liu Budong. He immediately nodded slightly, and a cold smile crept across his lips.
I knew that this brat and Liu Budong were plotting something together. I just didn't know what they were scheming, so I felt somewhat uneasy and looked toward Xiao Qianjian.
As it turned out, Xiao Qianjian had noticed it too. But before he could say anything, Liu Budong shut him up with a single sentence. They were too far away, and I couldn't afford to be distracted, so I had no idea what the two