Pulling Punches?

Taishu Shanyue spun around and snapped, "Pedantic! Yan, Wei Kingdom, and Qi can hide—can't we hide too?"

The disciple instantly understood what he meant. Once they got their hands on it, they would immediately run, dragging things out until they could break out before the exit was sealed.

He understood the idea, but no matter how he thought about it, it felt somewhat unreliable.

After a long wait in the mountains, Yan Li finally arrived.

Yan Li had not brought many people, only four or five attendants.

Only after confirming there was nothing unusual behind Yan Li and his group did Niu Youdao emerge with his people. Wu Zhaoxing and the other two, Situ Yao, Fu Hua, Lang Jingkong, Duan Wuchang, and Hong Gaitian all showed themselves.

Seeing Niu Youdao again, Yan Li had initially felt a measure of delight. But when he saw that Niu Youdao had brought out this whole motley crew to meet him, his face immediately darkened.

The reason was not hard to guess. He and Niu Youdao had been colluding in secret. What was the point of bringing all these outsiders out? Wouldn't that expose them? If word leaked out too early, it would reflect badly on both him and Purple Gold Cave—and might easily lead to unforeseen complications.

Besides, there were so many of them, while he had only a handful here. It gave him a sense of being threatened.

But Niu Youdao could no longer concern himself with whether Yan Li was pleased or not.

At this final juncture, where people's hearts turned would be the key to victory or defeat!

The overseas cultivators were already facing a choice between life and death. If he still sneaked around and concealed things at a time like this, it would be hard to stop