Seeing the several retainers beside him all turn to look at him, Huaiyang King forced himself to stay calm, but his thoughts were still in turmoil.
By then, Ning Wangshu had stopped not far from them, facing them from a distance.
Ning Wangshu had taken in the reactions of Huaiyang King and the others. He had even heard every word they'd just said with his immortal sense.
"Heh. I didn't expect one of you to recognize me. What, now you're afraid? Weren't you just acting all high and mighty, demanding that I come out and meet my death?"
Ning Wangshu sneered.
Hearing the hostility beneath Ning Wangshu's words, Huaiyang King's heart skipped a beat.
The next moment,
he suddenly dropped to his knees in midair with a thud. Trembling with fear, he said, "S-Senior, I... I was blind to your stature and spoke without thinking. I offended you. I beg you to spare me."
"I was also misled by this bastard into coming here. But the Qin family only pledged allegiance to me a few days ago. I have no deep ties with them. I beg you to judge the matter fairly, Senior!"
As he spoke, Huaiyang King shot Qin Jingshen a furious glare, then immediately kowtowed again, prostrating himself and not daring to move.
As a noble with a different surname in the Taihua Dynasty, and a late Tribulation Stage cultivator, Huaiyang King naturally had his pride. But he also knew that if he didn't immediately submit and beg for mercy, he would surely meet his end.
This man had killed the entire Royal Family of the Taihua Dynasty, including the Mahayana Earth Immortal Cangxuan Tianzun, without a second thought. If Huaiyang King still tried to act tough and cling to his status, wouldn't he just be asking to