Feng Man had not expected the Tree Spirit Lord to suddenly appear either.
Clearly, the Tree Spirit Lord had not appeared merely because of his battle with the dagger-wielding man. Back when he and Gu Yina had just entered the supernatural realm and robbed passing apprentices at the skybus station, the Tree Spirit Lord had never shown himself.
Since the Tree Spirit Lord had not appeared for this battle, then the only answer was—
Feng Man looked toward the red-haired, golden-eyed man who was chatting fluently with the Tree Spirit Lord.
After only one glance, Feng Man lowered his head, not daring to look further. Anyone who could receive such lavish treatment from the Tree Spirit Lord was certainly no ordinary person. Though Feng Man did not yet know the man's identity, he was definitely not an apprentice. He could only be a formal wizard, or perhaps someone of even higher standing.
Feng Man felt somewhat fortunate. Luckily, on the mirror surface earlier, he had restrained himself and had not clashed with this man. Otherwise, his fate would have been hard to predict.
All sorts of thoughts surged through Feng Man's mind. Still, he knew that even if the Tree Spirit Lord had not come for him, the dagger-wielding man he had killed was still lying at the Tree Spirit Lord's feet. No matter what, he needed to say something.
After hesitating for a long while, Feng Man stepped forward and lowered his head submissively. "Tree Spirit Lord..."
The Tree Spirit ignored Feng Man and casually waved a hand. "You needn't say anything. Just leave. As for the person you killed, he has nothing valuable on him, so there's no need for you to loot him. Go."
The Tree Spirit was clearly driving him away. Feng Man did not dare