Everyone hurriedly looked toward the voice. They saw Li Xiaoya slowly descending from the air with a smile, while Ouyang Qianru hovered not far away. The two of them had actually returned after leaving?
Given Li Xiaoya's temperament, how could he let someone off so easily after being provoked? He had deliberately taken Ouyang Qianru on a circuit around the Mystic Heaven Mountain Range, leaving Bo Gu waiting in vain. Only once Bo Gu had grown impatient did he show himself.
"Hmph! Li Xiaoya, you still dare to come? Didn't a coward like you run away?" Seeing Li Xiaoya arrive, Bo Gu forcibly suppressed his anger and mocked him with several cold snorts.
"Run away? Why would you say that, Fellow Daoist Bo Gu?" Li Xiaoya asked, looking utterly bewildered. "Didn't you merely want to exchange a few spells with me? Winning or losing hardly matters, does it?"
"A few bumps and bruises are inevitable when exchanging spells, aren't they?" Bo Gu froze at his words, a trace of anger entering his eyes as he spoke coldly.
While Bo Gu spoke, Li Xiaoya landed on the ground and continued, "I had already returned to my cave abode when I suddenly remembered our appointment, so I came back. I thought that although my cultivation falls far short of yours and I'm no match for you, this would at least be a chance to learn from you. That would be worthwhile. But hearing what you just said, could it be that you intend to take my life? In that case, forgive me for not keeping you company!" With that, he made as if to fly away again.
"Wait, fellow Daoist! Although bumps and bruises are inevitable in combat, we're both disciples of the Mystic Heaven Way. Naturally, I'll show restraint!" Bo Gu