Chapter 337: Apology
The man they called Uncle looked grim, and he didn't dare move a muscle as he watched Xiao Lian.
The further one advanced in cultivation, the more one understood just how impossible it was to shake an opponent whose cultivation far surpassed one's own.
There was no way to make up for it with anything else. The absolute disparity in strength stood before them like an impassable chasm.
Besides, someone like this surely had a powerful background. He'd dared to wander around with only two companions, which meant the group behind him had to be formidable as well. The young man who'd been strangled to death had indeed spoken with unforgivable disrespect!
There was only one thing on his mind now: how to avoid angering the man before him and retreat with the least possible loss.
He took a deep breath. His stiff face forced a strained smile, and he gave a dry chuckle. "Sorry, we were too reckless. We had no idea you were such a master who kept his true strength hidden. I apologize for our disrespect!"
Even Yu Bo Yi couldn't help looking surprised at his performance. He hadn't expected the man before them to be so capable of yielding when necessary, apologizing just like that.
Xiao Lian, however, wasn't particularly surprised.
He knew what the middle-aged man was worried about. With his strength, wiping him out completely would be a piece of cake.
If an apology could buy him his life, then lowering his head was an understandable choice.
Besides, once someone had reached the level of a Chaos Lord, who would willingly give up their power, status, and life?
When the man stayed silent for a long time, the middle-aged man began to grow uneasy. He tugged at Scar's sleeve, and Scar