Huh? Even if you killed them all, what would that have to do with me?
Hearing this, Xu Taiping first grumbled inwardly.
But immediately afterward, a thought stirred in his mind:
This black skull is useless to me anyway. If I wait until Wutu Ba has killed all but one or two of the Helian Clan disciples before handing it over, won't I avoid giving in to his threats while also getting Guifang disciples to guide me? Two birds with one arrow.
With that thought, he frowned at Wutu Ba and said:
"Go ahead and kill them. See if I so much as blink."
Bang!
Almost the instant Xu Taiping finished speaking, Wutu Ba suddenly punched backward, smashing a Helian Clan disciple's head to pieces.
Only after doing this did he turn to Xu Taiping with a smile, raise one finger, and say:
"I forgot to count just now. This should be two."
As soon as he said this, a Wutu Clan disciple behind him abruptly drew his saber with a swish and sliced off a Helian Clan disciple's head.
Xu Taiping remained unmoved, merely watching Wutu Ba quietly while transmitting his voice to Gu Qingcheng and the others:
"Once Wutu Ba has killed all but two of the Helian Clan disciples, I'll hand over this black skull, then have those two Guifang Helian Clan disciples lead us out."
Hearing this, Gongshu Nanxing and the others all transmitted their agreement.
To them, no number of Guifang deaths would cause any heartache, and the black skull was even more useless.
But after a brief moment of contemplation, Gu Qingcheng still transmitted the faint unease in her heart to Xu Taiping-
"Young master, I don't know whether I'm imagining it, but I keep feeling that something is wrong with this black skull.