"Ah!" Xiao Hua suddenly recalled the miserable scream he had heard last time and hurriedly waved his hand. "Senior Zhong, I'm afraid you've misunderstood! This Xiao has never taken a single life from your Zhong family! What this junior did was merely..."
How could Zhong Tianyao listen to his explanation? With a sweep of his magic treasure, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered around it. Several powerful currents surged from the deer antlers like outstretched giant hands, pouncing straight at Xiao Hua! Within dozens of zhang around Xiao Hua, countless tiny vortices abruptly condensed, slowly spinning as they began attacking him from every direction.
"Sigh!" Had he been unaware of the situation before, Xiao Hua would have flown away without hesitation. There was no reason to clash head-on with a Golden Core cultivator. But now, he could not leave. He had no choice but to consider whether he needed to stay and explain things to Zhong Tianyao.
Yet at that moment, a shadow rose from the ground at one corner of Zhongling Mountain Villa. The shadow flew slowly, and its cultivation did not seem high.
Xiao Hua swept it with his divine sense and immediately understood. It was Zhong Haoran.
Xiao Hua secretly nodded to himself, knowing Zhong Haoran had risen to speak in his defense.
"Get down!" Just as Zhong Haoran rose into the air, Zhong Peiyuan, who had long been standing nearby, immediately stopped him and cursed angrily, "What can a little brat like you do by showing off?"
With a restraining technique from Zhong Peiyuan, Zhong Haoran fell to the ground and could no longer rise.
"Where is Zhong Peihan?" Naturally, Xiao Hua also thought of Zhong Peihan. Unfortunately, he had no time to look for her, because an angry strike from a Golden Core cultivator was