The smoke and dust in the passage gradually dispersed, and the view grew clearer.
Xu Wei and his older cousin stood facing each other, the Red-Tasseled Long Spears in their hands driven deep through each other's bodies.
"How... how do you know Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix?
Grandfather was unfair!
I hate..."
Xu Cousin wore a look of utter disbelief. His left hand clamped tightly around the Red-Tasseled Spear piercing his heart, his eyes filled with resentment and hatred.
As his words faded, his hands gradually lost their strength and slowly fell to his sides.
Xu Wei was coughing up blood as well. Like Xu Cousin, he gripped the Red-Tasseled Spear Xu Cousin had thrust into him with his left hand.
But this thrust had missed his heart by the slightest margin.
Had he not raised his body at the very last moment, both of them would probably have died on the spot.
This heart-stopping clash between kin ended in a bitter victory for Xu Wei.
But to him, both sides had lost. There was no true winner...
Yet just as Xu Wei thought everything was over,
A longsword suddenly shot out from behind Xu Cousin, hurtling toward him like lightning!
Xu Wei's heart jolted. He hurriedly pulled out his spear, ready to block this unexpected strike.
But while the sword held all his attention, two puppets suddenly appeared behind him.
Like phantoms, they attacked simultaneously from either side, instantly blasting the man attempting the sneak attack to death!
Jin Shui drifted up from behind like a ghost and lightly patted Xu Wei's shoulder, signaling that it was his turn to show what he could do.
Xu Wei's expression hardened. Gripping the Red-Tasseled Spear with both hands, he violently pulled the venomous-snake-like weapon from his chest.
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