Young Master Liu let out a yelp and fled, vanishing without a trace. Only when Xu Yi charged right up to him did the terrifying pressure make his spine turn cold, and did he finally realize that the figure standing before him was no mere ant, but a peerless fiend that devoured people whole.
Young Master Liu fled, and Xu Yi descended from the high platform. He walked over to Head Official Tong, who stood gaping in shock. "Please open the Mountain and River Map. I wish to claim Cold Sun Peak."
Head Official Tong staggered back several paces, his eyes bulging as he stared at Xu Yi. For a long while, he couldn't utter a sound.
By now, Head Official Tong was kicking himself. If he'd known things would turn out this way, why had he gone and stirred up such a mess for ten Spirit Stones?
But at the time, even if he'd racked his brains, he never could have guessed that this seemingly spineless fellow was so ruthless and so heedless of consequences. He might have been mild when unprovoked, but once roused, he killed.
"What, does Head Official Tong still have any objections?"
Xu Yi asked with a smile.
It wasn't that he was heedless of consequences. Had he been, he would have turned hostile and killed Young Master Feng the moment the latter tore down his recruitment banner.
He'd gone to all this trouble for nothing more than that life-and-death agreement, so that Young Master Feng's backer couldn't immediately make a move against him.
As for the consequences of offending Young Master Feng's backer, they were impossible for him to predict—and there was no need to predict them.
When patience was exhausted, there was no need to endure further. Even if he backed down to