After a moment of silence, Xu Taiping finally released his grip.
"Hah, hah, hah!..."
Lü Qianshou, who had been unable to breathe for so long, began gulping down air.
Beside him, Huang Que also let out a long sigh of relief.
Dugu Qingxiao, on the other hand, frowned.
"Taiping, if you want to kill him to avenge Muyang, go ahead. Whether the Sect Master blames you or not, I'll shoulder the consequences!"
Dugu Qingxiao looked at Xu Taiping with unwavering eyes.
When he had heard that their Junior Brother Li Muyang had been killed by Blood Spear Gu, he, too, had been furious.
On top of that, dozens of Azure Profound Sect disciples had already died in the Great Liang Kingdom this time. A bellyful of fire had long been smoldering inside Dugu Qingxiao. Even if Xu Taiping did not act, he would.
"Dugu Qingxiao, can you shoulder the consequences of making an enemy of the Faceless Tower? Can your Azure Profound Sect?"
Lü Qianshou turned to Dugu Qingxiao with a sneer.
Smack!
Lü Qianshou had barely turned his head when Xu Taiping slapped him hard across the face, forcibly knocking his head back around.
"Second Senior Brother, you don't need to shoulder this for me. I've already killed plenty of people from the Faceless Tower. One more won't make much difference, nor would one fewer."
Xu Taiping gave Dugu Qingxiao a calm smile, then turned back to Lü Qianshou, his gaze suddenly turning cold as he said:
"I was just thinking about what kind of death would make you suffer ten times as much as Junior Brother Muyang."
Hearing this, Lü Qianshou snorted and looked at Xu Taiping with the same sneer.
"Have you thought of one now?"
Xu Taiping did not answer. Instead, he took out the wine