Stirrings Beneath the Surface

Wu Zhaoxing and the other two, who had been waiting in tedious boredom, suddenly snapped awake. Because of that single sentence, it was as though the three of them had been jolted from a dream.

All of them stared at Niu Youdao. In that instant, they sensed a dangerous aura emanating from him and inexplicably realized that this man was dangerous—terrifyingly so!

Driven into a desperate corner, yet this man showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he had remained composed and calm throughout, advancing and retreating with perfect measure.

Though clearly facing threats from the forces of various kingdoms, he seemed to possess no such awareness at all.

Because of what he had just said, the three realized that the situation seemed to be the reverse of what they had thought. It gave them the illusion that things had turned around—that this man was swimming against the current, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows and watching the forces of the various kingdoms.

His string of previous actions made him seem more like a vicious wolf, staring grimly from behind the forces of the various kingdoms. Where was the awareness of a man driven into a dead end?

"We can follow them now..." Niu Youdao turned back and noticed something was off. He touched his face, found nothing unusual, and could not help asking in astonishment, "Why are you all staring at me like that?"

The three could not put that feeling into specific words either. They could not explain it; it was simply a sensation that had suddenly and inexplicably struck them.

Niu Youdao was equally baffled by them. He repeatedly raised a hand to touch his face, yet found nothing wrong.

After that, the group continued tracking the Zhao Kingdom personnel...

At Fragrant Blossom Garden in Qi