Lin Bai had always been the one launching lightning raids on others. He had never expected to be on the receiving end this time. Worse, someone from a higher realm was coming down to crush him.
The local factions really had no sense of propriety.
Moon Chase and the cards had failed.
But Zhou Zu's sudden attack did not worry Lin Bai too much.
He had never been inflexible. In a one-on-one fight, the red thread was his greatest trump card. If he really could not handle Zhou Zu, tossing out a red thread would solve the problem immediately.
All along, Lin Bai had merely been pursuing maximum returns. Only by making the most of the red threads could he complete more missions and reap greater rewards.
When his life was threatened, staying alive naturally came first.
Xu Longyun asked, "What can we do to help?"
"The Primordial Chaos Jade and Thousand-Li Talisman you gave me have already been a tremendous help." Lin Bai looked at Xu Longyun, his gaze gentle.
The Ninth Patriarch had already laid the groundwork. He could not leave the girl carrying the torch alone.
Otherwise...
If he kept neglecting her, the soft rice of living off a woman would turn hard sooner or later. So he still had to flirt when the occasion called for it...
Nor was Lin Bai lying. The two magic treasures Xu Longyun had given him really had bolstered his confidence. With the Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set, his enemies' magic treasures and weapons would fail before him. Armed with magic treasures against someone without them, he had the advantage however he calculated it!
Lin Bai's ardent gaze brought a faint blush to Xu Longyun's pretty face. She blinked several times and changed the subject. "The old man was too stingy. He wanted