Chen Tian said, "First Mister, I've long heard of you!"
Li Manman smiled. "Mr. Chen, we have you to thank for your help along the way. Otherwise, my junior brother..."
"It was only right!"
Xia Hou said, "Does the Academy intend to interfere in the feud between Ning Que and me, First Mister?"
"Ning Que is my junior brother!"
Xia Hou looked at Li Manman and said coldly, "I never expected to find you at the Devil Sect Mountain Gate too, First Mister. What a surprise."
He had rushed all the way from Tuyang City and finally reached the mountain gate. He had not expected to find disciples of the Dao Sect, disciples of Carefree Island, and the Academy's First Mister here. More interesting still, the one who had escaped him all those years ago was here too. But now it seemed that dealing with Ning Que would not be easy.
Li Manman looked at the travel-worn Xia Hou and smiled. "That's an interesting thing to say, General Xia Hou. But now that I'm here, you certainly won't be killing my junior brother."
Xia Hou fell silent for a moment. Then a hint of apology appeared on his face. "You must be joking, First Mister. Ning Que is Fuzi's personal disciple and the successor of Divine Talisman Master Yan Se. Who would dare kill someone with such standing? We were only sparring. I wanted to test the strength of the Academy's representative."
Ning Que slowly pulled himself up against the stone wall and turned a hate-filled gaze on Xia Hou. "Only sparring?"
Xia Hou met Ning Que's hateful eyes and took a few steps back in feigned alarm. "Of course we were only sparring. But why are you looking at me like that, Thirteenth Mister? If you want to kill