"Stop, stop, stop, Senior Qin. Your abacus beads are practically flying into my face. Isn't your map of Yan way too short?" Fang Ping said speechlessly. "You revealed your intentions in the second sentence. It's not that I don't want to teach you—I succeeded by accident myself, and I don't even know how I did it. Otherwise, do you think I wouldn't contribute it? If everyone paid a thousand in patent fees, I'd collect so much my hands would cramp."
Fang Ping spread his hands helplessly.
"Fine. Once my cultivation improves, why would I need to sneak in? I'll just go in openly and rob them. What would I have to fear?" Qin Fengqing said with a curl of his lip.
Soon, after sensing three Rank-9s exchange one or two blows, the attacks ceased. Then, two Rank-9 auras could be felt flying toward them.
"This is to demonstrate our strength—to show the Earth Cave that we aren't to be trifled with," Li Changsheng said.
"Old Li, two Rank-9s should be enough to keep King Liu behind, right? Human martial artists are generally stronger in battle, after all," Fang Ping asked from the side.
"They could, but the remaining Earth Cave cities wouldn't just stand by and watch King Liu die. Once Governor Wu and the others show signs of wanting to kill him, the Rank-9s on the other side will emerge as well. That would cause even greater casualties," Li Changsheng said.
"So that means the Earth Cave people can attack us, but we can't strike back? We just have to watch them slaughter our experts? Even if we have the ability to retaliate, we have to hold it in for the bigger picture? That's just too—" Fang Ping said resentfully.
"Frustrating, but there's no other way. Yes, you might