Only when Hua Daozang and Yu Mi had come before Ku Yi and Ku Er did Zhao Zhen finally turn his gaze to Tuo Zhenye.
Ku Yi immediately shielded Yu Mi, while Ku Er glared viciously at Hua Daozang.
Ignoring their stares, Hua Daozang turned toward the camp below the mountain. "I didn't lie to you. Tianxuan Mountain really will help Zhao Zhen reclaim the land. Watch what happens today. Don't you have faith in Zhao Zhen?"
At that, Ku Yi and Ku Er escorted Yu Mi to one side, putting some distance between her and Hua Daozang, then looked down at the camp.
Surrounded by more than a hundred Northern Barbarian warriors, Zhao Zhen showed no fear.
Tuo Zhenye sized him up, and Zhao Zhen did the same to Tuo Zhenye. Neither hurried to speak.
After a long while, Tuo Zhenye finally said, "I hear you're a disciple of Li Qingqiu, the master of Qingxiao Sect."
"That's right. Get to the point. What do you want?" Zhao Zhen said impatiently.
Tuo Zhenye grinned. "I hear Qingxiao Sect swept through the martial world of the Nine Provinces. Some even say you're cultivating immortality. Hand over your inner cultivation manual, or your mother won't escape Hundred Burial Ridge."
Zhao Zhen looked at him. "That's it?"
Tuo Zhenye snorted. "What? You think your sect's inner cultivation is worthless?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head. "I just thought you had some earth-shattering scheme. I didn't expect you only wanted our cultivation manual. But that's still enough to sentence you to death. I'm curious: how did you know she was my mother, and how were you so sure I'd come?"
Seeing how calm Zhao Zhen was, Tuo Zhenye grew displeased. "You still don't understand? No one betrayed you. How else could a group of us