Just as the One-armed Old Man was about to answer Li Zhōujūn, his expression suddenly tightened.
He grabbed Li Zhōujūn's hand. With a flash of golden light, they vanished into the void.
Just after Li Zhōujūn and the One-armed Old Man disappeared into the void,
an ordinary-looking, unremarkable gray-robed old man suddenly appeared where Li Zhōujūn and the One-armed Old Man had just been standing.
The gray-robed old man looked surprised. "That shouldn't be. How did they suddenly disappear?"
After thinking it over, the gray-robed old man shook his head and left.
Inside the void, the One-armed Old Man smiled at Li Zhōujūn. "That man is a Nine Tribulation God Emperor named Dao An True Monarch. In Hongmeng, not every powerful God Emperor has to add the words 'God Emperor' to his title."
"So when you said you'd keep me safe, you meant hiding me away?" After matching his cultivation against the One-armed Old Man's, Li Zhōujūn discovered that the old man was only an Eight Tribulation God Emperor.
Yet his concealment technique had actually managed to evade the senses of a Nine Tribulation God Emperor. There was no denying that it was truly formidable.
"Just tell me—did I keep you safe or not?" the One-armed Old Man snorted. "If you fell into Dao An True Monarch's hands, your fate would certainly be miserable. He'd probably use every method at his disposal to force the whereabouts of Emperor Qin out of you.
"After all, Emperor Qin once hung him from a tree and beat him for three days and three nights. Do you know how humiliating that is for a God Emperor?"
"Tsk, that really is humiliating. Could it be that Emperor Qin hung you from a tree and beat you too?" Li Zhōujūn asked curiously.
"Bah! A dog's mouth