998: The Secrets of Peach Blossom Spring, the Remnants of the Apocalypse [Seeking Monthly Votes]

"Are you two together?"

"What are you to Gongxi Chou?"

The first question came from Jimò Qiu, the second from the man in black. The third person, who had been holding his sword at the ready, froze for a few moments before turning to look at the man in black. Jimò Qiu had never dreamed he would hear his younger brother's name from someone who had trespassed into the old Clan Land. Because of that, although he hadn't completely lowered his guard, he was no longer as tense as before, with Killing Intent plain to see.

Jimò Qiu wasn't entirely thoughtless, either. Lin Si Shu and Brother Fang Six weren't by his side now, and with no one to watch his back and guard against strangers, he had to learn to rely on himself. "Answer who you are first, and then I'll answer your question."

The man in black lifted his chin slightly.

With a hint of arrogance, he said, "Why should I be the one to speak first?"

Jimò Qiu calmly delivered a decisive blow. "Naturally, because you trespassed into someone else's Clan Land and even ambushed its owner. I haven't dealt with the two of you because I can't be bothered to quibble with a pair of petty thieves. If I truly wanted to be unkind, the two of you wouldn't get the slightest advantage even if you joined forces against me. Don't believe me? Go ahead and try."

He remembered his teacher saying there were little tricks to lying: if you had no choice but to lie to protect yourself, you couldn't show the slightest trace of fear. You had to put on an air of thirty parts confidence, even if you only had three! The more imposing you seemed, the more the other person would lose