Bang!
The extra thorns shot forward, only to be stopped dead by a spirit shield!
Lu Wanyuan stared—and saw that it was Chu Houcai beside him. Chu had conjured a spirit shield right in the path of the thorn attack, blocking it completely!
"Why?"
Lu Wanyuan roared!
He had just thought this man had at least some sense of justice. Chu hadn't stopped him from wreaking havoc in this place.
Who would've thought he'd step in now and block his attack? The realization filled Lu Wanyuan with rage.
"Brother Lu, listen to me. How about you two call a truce?"
Chu Houcai hurried to explain.
"A truce? Does he look like he's trying to call a truce?"
"Damn it, if I hadn't been able to defend myself just now, you wouldn't even be looking at me now!"
"Why didn't you block him then? Now that I'm attacking, you're playing the good guy and stopping me!"
Lu Wanyuan glared at him furiously.
"I just didn't react in time!"
Chu Houcai wore an awkward expression as he hurried to explain.
At first, he'd thought he could stay out of it. But then he realized he was already caught up in this mess. There was no way to wash his hands of it.
He had brought Lu Wanyuan here, and now this had happened. Most importantly, he was still an attendant of the Myriad Pills Pavilion.
Besides, Murong Bo was the most promising member of the Murong Family.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent such a staggering sum to set up such a large operation here and test pill recipes for him.
Once he'd thought it through, of course he sided with Murong Bo. No matter what, he still had to stand with the Myriad Pills Pavilion.
Even if he put everything else aside,