Hearing this, Xiaohei, who was gnawing on a mutant beast's body in the Crimson Heaven Spirit Garden, sent Xu Taiping a voice transmission, his face full of shock:
"Master, you mustn't abandon Xiaohei!"
As he spoke, he abandoned the mutant beast outright and dashed toward the Encounter Whatever Studio, wishing he could return to Xu Taiping's side at once.
Before Xu Taiping could explain to Xiaohei, he heard the Nameless Cultivators laugh loudly as they continued their pursuit:
"Boy, do you take this old man for a three-year-old child? Would this old man let you hoodwink him with a few words?"
Xu Taiping's only response was to halt the flying sword beneath his feet and stop flying forward.
Then, he reassured Xiaohei through a voice transmission in his mind:
"Act out a scene with me to fool that cultivator."
At the same time, he called out again:
"Senior, this is my show of sincerity."
Then, after sending Xiaohei that voice transmission, Xu Taiping pulled him straight out of the Dragon-Trapping Tower. Xiaohei was only the size of a small puppy. With an indifferent expression, Xu Taiping seized him by the neck and said:
"Senior, if you cannot show some sincerity, I will have no choice but to fight until the fish dies and the net breaks."
After confirming that Xu Taiping had stopped and was using the Xiaohei Hound as leverage against him, the cultivator behind him immediately halted as well, then sneered:
"Little cultivator, you had best know what's good for you."
With his back to the cultivator, Xu Taiping continued pressing a hand against his forehead as he said to the Nameless Cultivators:
"Rest assured, Senior. I will now dissolve my soul contract with this spirit hound. As long as you make no rash moves and are willing