Baobao guessed what he was thinking and lightly tapped his chest with a finger. "You want to kill him?"
"He's set me up so many times that even killing him would be no more than he deserves," Hu Xiaotian said. He reached out and slipped an arm around Baobao's slender waist. "Once he's dead, no one will be able to threaten you."
Baobao twisted her supple body and slipped out of his embrace again. She sighed softly. "Do you think he's that easy to deal with?"
"Even a mighty dragon can't overpower the local snake," Hu Xiaotian said. "However strong he is, once he steps onto my turf, he'll have to bow his head." His words brimmed with confidence. The fact that this was his territory was only part of the reason. After learning the Heaven-Breaking Sword from the Sword Demon, Dongfang Wuwu, Hu Xiaotian had found the second half of the Void Art on Monk Unenlightened. His martial arts had advanced by leaps and bounds during this time, and his confidence had grown enormously as well. Even setting strategy aside, he believed he would be a match for anyone alive in single combat.
"Whatever you do, don't underestimate him," Baobao said. "Hong Beimo's strength is unfathomable. What he's revealed is only the tip of the iceberg. Besides, to ensure Princess Yongyang's absolute safety this time, Great Kang's experts are coming out in full force. Murong Zhan, Quan Dean-none of them will be easy to deal with. Even the Heavenly Secrets Bureau's most mysterious unit, the Dragon Group, will be dispatched as guards."
"The Dragon Group?" Hu Xiaotian had heard the name but had never had dealings with them.
Baobao nodded. "The Dragon Group last went into action more than twenty years ago, during the campaign to wipe out Chu