He Pingsheng wanted to say more, but Li Yueren waved him off. "Don't speak yet. Hear me out!"
"Shangguan Kunlun isn't as impetuous as he appears!"
"His affection for our Tao Yaoyao is fake, too!"
"They merely want to use this pretext to keep targeting our Tao Household!"
"The Gongsun Household's goal is to swallow up our Tao Household entirely!"
"So don't let Gongsun Kunlun's outward behavior fool you!"
At this, He Pingsheng's brows drew together slightly, and he grew wary.
Indeed, Gongsun Kunlun's behavior earlier had hardly resembled that of a normal person. He had seemed downright mad.
But someone who had cultivated to the peak of the Divine Lord Realm, just one step away from becoming a Divine Venerable, couldn't possibly be a madman.
Then it had all been deliberate.
Besides, they hadn't known how strong I was in battle, yet they brought six Divine Venerables straight over?
Clearly, those Divine Venerables weren't there to deal with me. They were there as a defensive precaution-or even to dig a pit for the Tao Household.
If a Divine Venerable had come instead of the Tao Household's Divine King patriarch, those six Divine Venerables would have swiftly surrounded and killed them today.
"Yes!" He Pingsheng nodded.
Li Yueren continued, "I have two tasks for you in this competition!"
"First, place in the top nine!"
"Second, the Gongsun Household's entrant is Gongsun Kunlun. If possible, strike and kill him for me!"
He Pingsheng was speechless.
Holy shit!
Does this damned woman have no brains?
She wants me to kill Gongsun Kunlun in full view of everyone?
Why don't you kill him yourself?
"Don't be so quick to refuse. Hear me out!" Li Yueren began painting a grand pie in the sky for He Pingsheng. "As long as you complete those two