With a neigh from his horse, the young cultivator reined in his galloping mount.
Even so, his surging aura and the blade qi whirling around him still brought an inexplicable sense of pressure to Cinnabar Ink and the Blood Spider Ancestor.
"Young Daoist Priest, what exactly has our Blood Spider Valley done to offend you, to provoke such a slaughter?"
After standing stunned for a long while, Valley Lord Cinnabar Ink finally mustered the courage to step forward and demand an answer.
With the Blood Spider Ancestor backing him, he felt considerably more confident.
Xu Taiping did not look at Cinnabar Ink. Instead, he dismounted, then reached up to help the Sixth Princess down.
"Th-thank you, Daoist Priest."
Even with her feet planted on solid ground, the Sixth Princess still felt as though she were floating in midair. Everything before her seemed somewhat unreal.
This was Blood Spider Valley, one of Wujiao Country's three great demon grottos. Had we really just fought our way inside?
She very much wanted to ask Xu Taiping whether she was dreaming.
"You haven't offended me."
Only after helping the Sixth Princess down did Xu Taiping look at Cinnabar Ink, also glancing at the enormous human-faced spider behind him.
"Since we haven't offended you, young Daoist Priest, could we let this matter rest?"
Cinnabar Ink spoke in a conciliatory tone.
Although the Blood Spider Ancestor stood behind him, he understood perfectly well that if a fight broke out, regardless of whether the Blood Spider Ancestor won or lost, the sheer commotion of a battle between this human and demon would be enough to destroy his Blood Spider Valley. Unless he had absolutely no choice, he did not want to fight the young Daoist.
The Blood Spider Ancestor raised no objection.
Clearly, it thought much the