After the Star King had retreated dozens of miles away, Zhou Heng said to Liu Hu and the other seven, "You go first!"
"Senior Brother Zhou, we'll leave together!" The seven were loyal enough, declaring that they would advance and retreat alongside Zhou Heng.
"You'll only hold me back if you stay!" Zhou Heng spoke the truth. Brotherhood might be brimming with positive energy, but sometimes it could harm both others and oneself instead.
Liu Hu and the others all looked dejected. Indeed, if Zhou Heng had not stepped in, they would either have been beaten to within an inch of their lives by now or would have had no choice but to kneel and lick someone else's boots.
Strength—this was strength!
"Why aren't you leaving? Do you really want to get me killed?" Zhou Heng said coldly.
"Senior Brother Zhou, you must return safely!" Liu Hu and the others said. Gritting their teeth, they all ran up the mountain, intending to circle back to Freshwater Town only after putting enough distance between themselves and the area.
After an incident like this, they naturally had to return to the academy and lie low. Otherwise, if they encountered the group of young men in green again deep in the mountains, they would die without even a burial ground.
Zhou Heng stood proudly without moving, merely staring at the Star King far below at the foot of the mountain. The other man was staring right back at him.
"Kid, you're dead! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" the young man in green rasped, his eyes brimming with resentment and fury as he looked at Zhou Heng.
Zhou Heng shook his head. "Has anyone ever told you that you're actually an idiot?"
"I'm an idiot?"
"Of course. Otherwise, you'd know to save threats