Wang Ye turned his head at that and said, "Ahem, little brother, I'm from the Wudang Sect. My name is Wang Ye. Uh, don't get the wrong idea."
Zhang Chulan gave an awkward smile. "A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." Then he grabbed the female companion beside him and ran off.
Three days later, the Luotian Grand Ceremony began. Xuan Mo chuckled and said to Wang Ye, "Maybe we'll run into an expert today."
As it turned out, the first expert they encountered was Jia Zhengliang, who specialized in controlling objects. Xuan Mo rubbed his hands and said, "Greetings, brother." Then he crooked a finger. "I'll give you the first move. I'll even let you have five."
Jia Zhengliang did not hold back. Two flying shuttles rose behind him and shot toward Xuan Mo.
Xuan Mo stood with his hands behind his back, watching the two flying shuttles Jia Zhengliang had summoned. He curled his lip in disdain. Though the shuttles were fast, in his eyes they moved like crawling snails—painfully slow. He even had time to pick his ear and yawn before leisurely extending one finger and flicking it lightly.
Ding!
With a crisp ring, one of the flying shuttles was casually sent flying by Xuan Mo. It traced a bizarre arc through the air before stabbing straight into a pillar on the viewing platform.
Hiss—
Everyone watching drew a sharp breath. That seemingly casual flick contained a terrifying amount of power. Jia Zhengliang's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly controlled the other flying shuttle and sent it madly attacking Xuan Mo. Yet no matter how he urged it on, the shuttle could not approach within three feet of Xuan Mo, as though an invisible force were blocking it.
"That's it?" Xuan Mo crooked a finger provocatively. "Is that flying shuttle of