Xu Anchang, holding the black banner, also had plenty of questions. What the hell was this business about cooperating with Summer Path Mountain? What was he taking their people to verify?
And he was genuinely confused. Was it wise to expose the Thousand Rocks Sect like this? They had already taught the sect the trick of luring the tiger away from its mountain. With things unfolding this way, how were they supposed to reap the Thousand Rocks Sect's fruits later?
Likewise, this was no time to ask any of those questions. The Summer Path Mountain group stood right around them. He could only remain silent and keep pondering the matter.
And so the different parties remained intermingled in a standoff...
Wu Jinliang raced through the air without going anywhere else, heading straight for Zhu Xiangxin's hiding place.
Shi Chun did not need to tell him where to go. He knew exactly which place Shi Chun meant.
Chen Wuji, who was keeping watch, sprang out at his arrival, ready to greet him cheerfully. Then he spotted Pang Hou landing behind him and grew puzzled. He did not recognize the man, so he asked, "Who's this?"
"Here to inspect the goods." Wu Jinliang chuckled and asked, "Where's Zhu Xiangxin?"
Before Chen Wuji could answer, Zhu Xiangxin's voice came from the rightmost of the three caves. "Here."
He had originally intended to poke his head out and show himself, but upon hearing there was an outsider, and with divine fire in his hands, he stayed tucked inside the cave.
Wu Jinliang walked to the entrance and peered inside, then beckoned to Pang Hou, who was looking warily around. "Enough. If we wanted to kill you, you'd be dead already. Someone like you? I could snuff you out with one finger. Come inspect the