That bone-chilling tone, that insane plan.
It made everyone present feel their scalps prickle. Were they really prey being hunted down?
Clearly, this was a hunter baring its bloody maw, waiting for its prey to deliver itself to him!
"This..."
Lu Xuanji looked at the young man before him, an inexplicable chill welling up in his heart.
Yet he had to admit that this might be their only chance to turn the tables.
To be reborn after being forced into a dead end.
"Good!"
Lu Xuanji drew a deep breath and pulled an ancient jade talisman from his robes.
"Since Enshrined Yang possesses such courage, I shall stop pretending to be modest."
"This sword talisman contains my strongest strike."
"Although it may not catch Enshrined Yang's eye, it can still serve as a life-saving measure."
"At a critical moment, it may be able to block a move from Wang Tianqi."
Yang Lingtian glanced at the jade talisman. It was indeed of little use to him, but it was still a token of Lu Xuanji's goodwill.
He casually accepted it and tucked it into his robes.
"Enough. I'll take it."
"You stay home and guard the gates. Don't let anyone come and overturn your nest."
With that, he did not linger. He turned and strode away.
"Ding Tian, let's go."
"Sure thing!"
Yang Dingtian carried his great saber on his shoulder and flashed Lu Tian and the others a wide grin.
"Old Man Lu, remember to warm the wine. If I come back late, I'll empty out your entire Treasury Pavilion!"
The two figures, one before the other, walked out through the Lu Family's gates.
The setting sun sank westward, stretching their shadows long, long across the ground.
Bleak, yet imbued with the boldness of charging forward despite facing ten thousand