"Based on a firsthand account from a friend of mine, along with a little analysis of my own..." Ye Qingcang ignored Ning Fengzhi's emotional interference, gestured for him to sit, and caught him off guard with a blunt opening. "Sovereign Ning only uses roundabout tactics when he finds something troublesome, avoiding its sharp edge. Like boiling a frog in warm water—by the time the frog realizes something is wrong, its bones and muscles have already gone soft from the heat, and it no longer has the strength to crawl out of the pot..."
Ning Fengzhi's guard immediately rose to its highest level.
The gentle smile remained on his face.
But it was beginning to stiffen.
Chen Xin also sensed the tension in the atmosphere. Yet for the sake of his little princess, Ning Rongrong, he restrained the urge to act and decided to watch for now. Still unaware that Ye Qingcang had once beaten three ninety-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Kings barehanded, Chen Xin was confident he could suppress Ye Qingcang, even if Ye Qingcang possessed the soul skill-sealing Slaughter Domain.
"But I'd like to be direct with Sovereign Ning." Ye Qingcang spoke calmly as Black Shadow Soldiers emerged from every shadow around them. Even Chen Xin's own shadow inevitably became a passageway. "Sovereign Ning is highly vigilant. Logically speaking, with Sword Douluo guarding you, both your identity and movements should have been top secret. Unfortunately, Sword Douluo excels at severing souls with a single sword, unlike Ghost Douluo. So before Sovereign Ning even set out, your seemingly secret itinerary had already ceased to be a secret..."
Chen Xin rubbed the sword hilt.
For a moment, he had the urge to strike.
He had been watched the entire way and had not noticed in the slightest.
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