After my anger subsided, I touched the sword wound on my chest, and my heart trembled. Could I win this battle?
What exactly was this Nine Swords Living-Killing Gathering? The [Burning^Text^Book Repository] was truly a place where dragons and tigers lay hidden—it was actually this powerful. If I had known, I wouldn't have answered that call. Just picking up had apparently counted as accepting the challenge. Otherwise, I could have stalled them for a while longer.
The consequences of refusing the challenge were severe. They had to kill nine of my relatives and friends, and my senior brother was one of them. So I had no choice but to accept. That was the despicable trick of the Nine Swords Living-Killing Gathering.
Such an evil organization couldn't be left unexterminated.
There were still four or five hours. I called Lei Hu and had him come pick me up. I could summon the Swift-Walking Ghost, but the price of one red talisman was too high. If someone could come get me, I could save that expense.
Lei Hu became extremely excited when he heard my voice. Before long, he drove over. After I took the passenger seat, he asked how my older female cousin was doing.
I didn't hide anything from him. I told him about the Path of Returning Yang, then told him about Miao Xiaoli's current situation. Lei Hu was delighted and said he absolutely had to visit the Path of Returning Yang.
With my current strength, taking him down there would be easy enough. However, the time wasn't right yet, so I set the matter aside for the moment. It was better not to let him get too involved in Arcane Sect affairs.
Lei Hu brought up business again and said that his elder brother Lei Qing had laid