Ning Fengzhi shook his head, intending to hint that Tang San should keep his composure and not act rashly. But in Tang San's eyes, it meant that he was unwilling to speak up for him.
Tang San's favorable impression of Ning Fengzhi instantly plummeted, and his entire face visibly darkened.
After finishing what he had to say, Salas paid Tang San no further attention.
Looking at Tang San's frustrated, gloomy face, Ye Qifeng merely smiled faintly, then cupped his hands toward Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, who had remained hovering in the air:
"Sect Master Ning, Senior Sword Douluo, since the matter is settled, we'll take our leave."
With that, Ye Qifeng turned and left the grove with Salas. The four Holy Emperor Warriors carrying Shi Nian immediately followed, while the other six brought up the rear.
Watching Ye Qifeng's party leave, Tang Hao, who was hidden in the shadows, could not help itching to act. In the end, however, he suppressed the impulse stirring within him and chose not to strike.
Seeing that Tang Hao had no intention of attacking Ye Qifeng and the others, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and Snake Lance Douluo Chi Xue, concealed among the trees on either side, quietly withdrew as well.
Apart from Ye Qifeng, no one knew they had ever been there.
After leaving the grove and joining the Holy Emperor Warriors and Temple Knights surrounding it, Ye Qifeng's party soon returned to the main road, ready to retrace their route to Heaven Dou City.
"Your Highness, there's something I don't understand."
At that moment, Salas approached Ye Qifeng and hesitantly began to ask a question. Halfway through, however, he stopped, as though unsure whether he ought to ask it.
Unbothered by Salas's puzzling habit of stopping halfway through a sentence, Ye Qifeng