Niu Youdao sat cross-legged at the mouth of a cave on the cliff face. This was precisely the foothold the Four Seas people had claimed within Heaven Valley.
When he saw the Four Seas people rush out, Niu Youdao smiled. He had been waiting for them here all along.
The Four Seas cultivators who had emerged and were looking around also spotted him and swiftly headed over. Fu Hua and the others landed at the cave entrance.
Niu Youdao had already washed and tidied himself up. He had also asked the Misty Pavilion people for a clean set of clothes. His face was still somewhat pale, but overall, there was no sign that he had been injured.
He neither needed nor wished to put on a pitiful appearance for anyone to see. Other people's sympathy meant nothing to him and could solve no problems.
"What did Yan Li mean by this? Why did he go back on his word and brutally murder our people? Was this something you discussed beforehand?" Fu Hua demanded the moment they met.
This had been expected. Niu Youdao said calmly, "There was nothing to discuss. It was my intention from the start. Yan Li merely acted according to my wishes."
The faces of the Four Seas leaders darkened. Fu Hua gritted her teeth. "Do you think that just because you got out, there is nothing we can do to you?"
Niu Youdao said, "Big Sister, there is no point talking about this. I do not believe you cannot guess why Yan Li did this. In my plan, Yan Li had to clear himself of suspicion. You all knew that."
Lang Jingkong said in a deep voice, "You used the lives of so many of our people to clear his name? Even taking ten thousand steps