Xu Mubai indeed made no further move against the two men. He watched them leave before turning his gaze to Liang Yinghao.
Liang Yinghao cupped his hands and bowed, expressing his heartfelt gratitude. "Thank you for stepping in so gallantly, Young Master Xu. I will remember today's kindness. I still have urgent business to attend to, so I must take my leave." Although Xu Mubai had just rescued him from his predicament, Liang Yinghao remained wary of him.
Xu Mubai smiled. "Leaving just like that, Brother Liang? Are you planning to abandon Princess Yingyue?"
Liang Yinghao had barely taken a step before his feet froze in place. He slowly turned back to Xu Mubai, his face wreathed in smiles. "I don't understand what you mean, Young Master Xu."
"If I'm not mistaken, Her Highness is hiding inside one of the arhat statues," Xu Mubai said. "Which one is it, exactly? Must I test them one by one with throwing knives?"
Fear instantly engulfed Liang Yinghao's heart. Xu Mubai's appearance was no coincidence after all. He had come with ill intent, clearly not to save them.
"There's really no need for me to go to all that trouble," Xu Mubai said. "I hear Princess Yingyue has a kind heart. She surely couldn't bear to watch you die for her. I'm confident I can kill you with a single knife. Why don't we put it to the test?"
Liang Yinghao glared at Xu Mubai. "Aren't you afraid my lord will learn what happened today?" His only option now was to invoke Hu Xiaotian's name in the hope of frightening him off.
"I am!" Xu Mubai said. "But if everyone who knows the truth dies, who will tell him what happened tonight? Don't you agree?" His voice was gentle and refined, yet his