Ancient Tome

Yang Yu and Mi Hai were slightly taken aback, unable to understand why Mo Yexue was standing up for Yinshuo.

Could it truly be as Mo Yexue said—repaying every kindness?

Was Mo Yexue really someone so clear-cut in matters of gratitude and grudges?

Why had they never heard of it before?

Then the two suddenly realized that Mo Yexue's true intention was likely not to save Yinshuo, but to intimidate Gou Jun.

Gou Jun's demand that Yinshuo be handed over to him was partly to kill Yinshuo and vent his anger. More importantly, he was using this to probe Yang Yu and the others' bottom line—to determine how great a price they were willing to pay for information about Divine Blood Mountain.

Mo Yexue, meanwhile, was telling Gou Jun not to push his luck. He had to hand over, without condition, the information he possessed regarding Divine Blood Peak. Otherwise, the two sides could only fight until one perished.

Having understood the reason behind it, Yang Yu immediately said in a deep voice.

"Fellow Daoist Gou Jun, we were able to pass through Origin Cave safely thanks to Fellow Daoist Yinshuo's spirit beast—the Nether Fox—leading the way. It is absolutely impossible for you to kill him before our eyes."

Song Wen cast Yang Yu a venomous glance.

With a single sentence, the other man had sold him out completely.

It was as though he could not wait for Gou Jun to seek revenge against him afterward.

"Nether Fox?" The corners of Gou Jun's mouth rose slightly in a cold sneer. "Yinshuo, I truly underestimated you. Not only do you possess a method to resist the ghostly mist, you even have a spirit beast that can scout the way."

After speaking, his gaze swept across the crowd as he continued.

"Fine!