"Hiss..."
Qin Hao looked at Lord Zhenheng's faintly bloodshot eyes and couldn't help drawing a sharp breath. He was glad he had brought out the Flamefire Realm Master's Token beforehand. Otherwise, things might have become troublesome.
At the same time, Qin Hao began to understand why the Azure Li Lord trusted only Lord Zhenheng and Lord Minhai. It likely had something to do with the traitor.
It wasn't that the Azure Li Lord distrusted everyone in the Azure Flame Sect. The Flamefire Realm Master, for instance, had become the Two Realms Peak Master; there was naturally no question about him.
But the Flamefire Realm Master was a Six-Tribulation Heaven and Earth Sovereign. How formidable was that?
If chance hadn't placed Qin Hao in one of Lord Zhenheng's classes this time, meeting him would have been far from simple. Nor could the Azure Li Lord have foreseen that Qin Hao would become the Flamefire Realm Master's disciple.
Qin Hao had expected as much and wasn't particularly surprised. What did surprise him was Lord Zhenheng's reaction to news of the Azure Li Lord.
It seems Lord Zhenheng and the Azure Li Lord are anything but casual acquaintances, Qin Hao thought.
Lord Zhenheng was growing more anxious by the moment, the aura around him turning increasingly violent. Qin Hao stopped dwelling on it and quickly flipped his hand, taking out the High-Grade True Treasure the Azure Li Lord had given him for protection: the Heavenly Dragon Armor.
"This is the Heavenly Dragon Armor. The Azure Li Lord gave it to me for protection," Qin Hao said. "As for her... she's currently in the Nether Demon World."
"It really does carry Junior Sister Azure Li's aura." Lord Zhenheng took the Heavenly Dragon Armor. It bore quite a few marks from battle, mostly from Qin