"How could it be you..."
Seeing Nie Tong, Nie Yun was both startled and delighted.
What startled him was that he had not noticed when his younger brother had come up behind him. What delighted him was that Nie Tong was not the one being surrounded and attacked, which meant he was safe for now.
"I noticed something was wrong with this tiger pack, so I followed them here..."
Nie Tong whispered.
"There really is something wrong. These tigers are snatching the Sword-Grinding Stones obtained by the trial-takers!"
Nie Yun nodded and told him what he knew.
"Exactly! I want to see what's really going on!" Nie Tong's expression turned grave.
"I suspect the tiger pack is the High Priest's doing..." Nie Yun said.
"No..." Before he could finish, Nie Tong shook his head and pointed ahead. "Brother, look ahead!"
Seeing how certain he was, Nie Yun looked forward and froze. Only then did he understand why his brother had said that.
Because the one surrounded by the tigers was none other than the High Priest's own grandson, Lu Xuan!
"I'm the High Priest's grandson! What are you trying to do? How dare you attack me?"
Surrounded by several enormous tigers, Lu Xuan's face also showed panic as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
It seemed he knew nothing about these tigers either. If he had known, he would not have looked like this.
Roar!
Ignoring his shouts, the lead tiger roared, and several streaks of sword qi shot toward him.
Lu Xuan seemed even wealthier than Lu Beihuang. He used a magic treasure to block the attack, then turned and fled.
It seemed he too knew he was no match for this tiger pack and had no intention of fighting them head-on.
But whether he fought or