"Ha ha ha!" Jiang Jiantong stroked his beard, secretly counting himself fortunate. Luckily, he had driven Xiao Xianrui out of the Hundred Herbs Sect today. Otherwise... it truly would have been troublesome! Xiao Hua's origins were unknown, his cultivation was so formidable, and there was no need to mention his master's sect—he clearly had a background. Making an enemy of him would be exceedingly unwise for the Hundred Herbs Sect.
After another moment, just as Xiao Hua was burning with anxiety, afraid that something might go wrong, two female cultivators emerged from the formation. One was Jiang Li, at early Foundation Establishment, while the other, gripped by the neck in Jiang Li's hand... was Xiao Xianrui, covered head to toe in blood and with her cultivation completely crippled! Not only was Xiao Xianrui stained with blood, but her robe was also caked in mud and dust. She looked no different from a beggar!
"Master..." Xiao Hua's heart trembled, and the whole world before his eyes seemed to overturn and sway!
"Who—" Xiao Hua suddenly woke from his shock, his gaze shooting like a sharp sword toward one direction! There had just been a flicker of disturbance there, yet it vanished immediately without a trace or any abnormality, exactly as his earlier perception had found!
"Mm, it must be Jiang Jiantong's hidden move!" Xiao Hua understood, but did not expose it. He knew it was a concealed piece Jiang Jiantong had laid down as a precaution against him! Yet Xiao Hua's foremost goal now was to get Xiao Xianrui into his hands. Everything else... even killing Jiang Jiantong and wiping out the Hundred Herbs Sect, was a minor matter!
"Li'er..." Jiang Jiantong was slightly startled at the sight and rebuked her in a low voice, "What is going on? When Father