Yang Qing raised his eyebrows at Pei Buji's question.
He had not expected the man to open with something like that.
"A nobody, not worth mentioning."
Though Pei Buji had asked casually, Yang Qing had no intention of answering honestly.
This strange monk's conduct was peculiar indeed. One moment he wanted to fight and kill them; the next he was calling them brothers. They had to be on their guard.
Not that being on their guard would necessarily do them any good.
Pei Buji had not expected Yang Qing to deny him even a shred of courtesy and shut down his question outright. Irritation stirred within him. Did this man think I wouldn't finish him off?
Just then, Yang Qing spoke again. "My friend, we are merely duckweed meeting upon the water. Why insist on plumbing our depths? Besides, none of the three of us is your match. If we have offended you, there is no need for us to say anything more."
If he found them displeasing, he could simply kill them with a palm strike, just as he had tried earlier.
"A bold one. Interesting, truly interesting." Pei Buji stroked his chin and laughed.
When his laughter subsided, he looked at Yang Qing again. "I was merely passing through when I spotted a few interesting people. They caught my fancy, so I paid them a little extra attention."
With that, he shifted closer to Yang Qing.
Yang Qing edged back without betraying anything, then asked unhurriedly, "What did you see, Great Hero Pei?"
Interesting people? Since he was saying this to them, he clearly did not mean the three of them.
Who, then, did he mean?
"You want to know?"
Seeing Yang Qing frown without answering, Pei Buji chuckled twice. "If you want to know, I don't mind