Sha Rulai said nothing. As Niu Youdao pondered without receiving a response, he looked up and found the other man's gaze upon him somewhat strange.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I wasn't talking nonsense. Misty Pavilion may not understand Shao Pingbo better than I do. I have grounds for this speculation." Niu Youdao stressed that he was not sending the other man on a wild-goose chase.
That was not what Sha Rulai meant at all. He asked instead, "Shao Pingbo is merely one man. No matter how much trouble he stirs up, he is destined to remain a mortal. Ignoring what is right before us, you are still thinking of killing him at a time like this?"
"Niu Youdao said, "Mr. Sha, do not underestimate him. So long as he finds the right fulcrum, he can lever everything into motion. Underestimating him may bring fatal consequences. I understand him better than you do."
Sha Rulai said, "This has nothing to do with underestimating him or not. I am asking you—are you telling me to kill him? Are you joking?"
At his reminder, Niu Youdao fell silent and gradually understood the deeper meaning of his words.
Sha Rulai continued, "I know the two of you once fought to the death. You even personally pursued him all the way from Northern Province to Qi Capital. Later, he fled to Jin Kingdom. Why could you do nothing to him after he fled there? Was it not because Jin Kingdom sent quite a few experts to protect him? Is he someone anyone can kill whenever they please? Do you take the guards around him for decorations?"
"Misty Pavilion is not under my control now. I told you there are people from Misty Pavilion watching him. Do you think it is appropriate