Lin Ke wore a wry smile too.
He had spent a long time pondering how he could protect Mo Tianji's self-respect while also stepping in to resolve their predicament quickly and leave.
After all, they were both Purple Mansion inheritors, and he did not want to embarrass the other man too badly.
Ah, was this the trouble with having high emotional intelligence?
The next second, Lin Ke made a snap decision. The Seven Stars Dazzling Eyes Art flashed beneath his feet, and he struck Mo Tianji on the back of the head with his palm.
"Mm... this was the best way, and the gentlest."
Mo Tianji had never expected Lin Ke to pull something like this. His vision went black, and he murmured, "Brother Lin? You really are from the Illusionless Gu Sect..."
He passed out before he could finish.
True Person Hanjiang saw that Mo Tianji had already been battered full of wounds, and even the Yu Dynasty woman had been beaten until she dissipated. He had just begun to entertain thoughts of killing when he witnessed this scene, leaving him somewhat puzzled.
He flashed over to Lin Ke and asked in a ringing voice, "Might I ask what you intend by this, young friend Fu Tan?"
Lin Ke no longer wanted to keep up the act with him either. With a beckoning motion, he sent the remains of the Golden Flying Sword flying back into his Storage Bag.
Then he let more Black Ice Centipedes surge out of his Niwan Palace to form an Insect Net, trapping all the remaining Nascent Soul Cultivators who had come in pursuit.
With another beckoning motion, those cultivators became trapped beasts in a net, howling as they awaited slaughter.
"Please forgive me, Senior. I am not an enemy of the Illusionless Gu