"Alas, Senior Xiao arrived right afterward!" Zhong Peifu sighed. "Family Head, and Third Brother was still in the heat of his anger... that was why..."
"Hehe, Hu Guanqiu is a Golden Core cultivator, and Zhong Tianyao is also a Golden Core cultivator. This is Zhong family territory—what is there to fear?" Xiao Hua said with a smile. "Think of how you treated this Xiao back then!"
"Senior Xiao does not know—Hu Guanqiu is different from you!" Zhong Peifu said bitterly. "Hu Guanqiu is a Golden Core cultivator. The Family Head had no certainty of killing him! Furthermore, since Hu Guanqiu came after hearing the news, someone must have tipped him off, and that person must know he came to our Zhong family! If he vanished here, our Zhong family would absolutely be unable to escape involvement!"
"Moreover, Hu Guanqiu is a cultivator of our Meng Kingdom. We all know his master—it is True Person Jinglü, the renowned Nascent Soul cultivator of the Changbai Sect. Tell me, Senior, would juniors like us dare act recklessly?"
"True Person Jinglü?" Xiao Hua shook his head slightly. "This Xiao has never heard of this Nascent Soul senior. Still, I have met Senior Li Cangqing of the Changbai Sect. That senior seemed quite aloof and cultivates the flying sword. He must be a man of upright character!"
Zhong Peifu shook his head slightly and said apologetically, "This junior has also heard that Senior Li has a fine reputation. But Senior Jinglü... is somewhat protective of his own. Hu Guanqiu is his personal disciple. If anything were to happen to him, the Zhong family would surely be wiped out!"
"Protective of his own?" Xiao Hua's heart suddenly skipped a beat for no reason, and he abruptly thought of Yan Yu. If not for Yan Liwei, how