Transcending the Lost Souls (Please Vote, It's the End of the Month, Please Vote!)
Wang Yue wanted to say that wasn't the case, but he had given Xu Xiao his word, so he saw no need to clarify. He didn't agree, either, merely saying vaguely, "What does that have to do with you blocking my way?"
The man gave a cold laugh and declared firmly, "I am Wu Liuding, of the Wu Family Sword Tomb. Back then, Wu Su fled the Wu Family, bringing shame upon the Sword Tomb. Today, I must erase that disgrace."
Wang Yue's face darkened. He said irritably, "Did you ask your elders about this?"
He had read Xu Fengnian's face and knew there were still elders on his mother's side of the family.
With elders still around, how could they sit by and let someone try to assassinate Xu Fengnian?
There were only two possibilities: either Wu Liuding had come to put on a show and give the Liyang court an explanation, or the two of them had sneaked here without permission.
Wu Liuding, however, had no wish to waste words with Wang Yue. He said solemnly, "Enough talk. Prepare to die!"
As he spoke, Wu Liuding thrust his bamboo pole at Wang Yue. Though it was only a bamboo pole, it carried sword qi and looked quite formidable.
If the man had used some other kind of move, Wang Yue might have had to lift a finger. But sword techniques had virtually no effect on him.
Wu Liuding's bamboo pole stopped just over two steps from Wang Yue. It couldn't move any closer.
Wang Yue gave a cold snort. The sword domain surrounding him trembled, and the bamboo pole turned to dust in an instant. The boat carrying Wu Liuding and the young woman