Zhang Yuan's lips twitched, but he offered no explanation. If this could make Ao Zhi afraid, that was fine too.
Of course.
The main thing was that even if he explained himself and talked his tongue dry to Ao Zhi, he probably still could not make her believe him. Rather than waste time and effort, he might as well leave it at that.
He could never explain it clearly anyway.
Hmm, there was another very important point worth noting. He needed to find a chance to speak specifically to Xie Jingxin and tell her to stop calling him a sex fiend all the time. It did not matter if others heard it; what worried him was that old ghost, [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts], hearing it.
His reputation would surely take another considerable turn for the worse then.
Ignoring Ao Zhi's wary gaze on him, Zhang Yuan lowered his eyes to glance at his chest, which lay wide open, then began surveying his surroundings without making any particular effort to treat his injuries.
His injuries were quite serious. That Ancient True Lord had blasted away his lungs and heart with a single palm strike. But he was a Foundation Establishment Celestial; even if only a drop of blood remained, he could recover completely. As vitality welled up in his Dao Domain, his Dharma Body would slowly return to its original state.
Before that happened, however, he absolutely could not encounter that Ancient True Lord again. He had only escaped this time because the other party had not expected Ao Zhi to be so in tune with him that she would choose to join forces without a single word being spoken.
Next time, with the other party prepared, even joining forces with Ao Zhi and having both the Dragon Clan's