Cloud Dragon answered crisply, but Hawk-Eyed Cultivator's heart leaped straight into his throat.
His face darkened at once, and he hurriedly spoke.
"Wait!"
"Oh? Is there anything else you wish to say, Fellow Daoist?"
Cloud Dragon lowered his gaze, irritation in his voice, yet he did not flare up immediately.
"We accidentally entered this place and disturbed your master's cultivation. I truly feel guilty over it.
"Upon reflection, I still hope to travel with the two of you and apologize to your master together."
Hawk-Eyed Cultivator gave an embarrassed smile, his somewhat aged voice immediately sounding out.
He had not the slightest burden about letting Cultivator Jiang take the risk alone.
If something truly went wrong, he and Charming Female Cultivator joining forces gave him considerable confidence that they could forcibly escape this place.
But being left alone inside this formation was an outcome he could not accept no matter what.
If real danger arose, even if his two companions were willing to come to his rescue, he did not dare pin his hopes on them.
After all, he had never intended to rescue anyone else in the first place.
Judging others by himself, he believed even more firmly that if anything unexpected happened, the two would surely abandon him and seek a way out.
He did not dare show it on his face, but inwardly, he was cursing Charming Female Cultivator without cease.
Damn it... this woman surnamed Wei really can't be trusted!
Who knows what she sees in this Cultivator Jiang, that she would actually abandon this old man, her partner of so many years.
Could she possibly think that by latching onto Cultivator Jiang, she could join Bi Tao Mountain Villa?
*With Cultivator Jiang looking like this, he clearly showed signs of having been struck by a