The next moment.
He had not even seen any trail of escape light or sensed the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy. He only felt the space beside him ripple faintly like water.
[Five Elements Escape Void!]
Qing Chen's black-robed figure had silently appeared right beside him!
"What?!" Tie Ming's heart nearly stopped. He turned in horror, every hair on his body standing on end!
Such a sophisticated escape technique?
His Nascent Soul divine sense had completely failed to catch any sign of the technique being cast or any trace of movement!
This meant that if Qing Chen wanted to kill him, it could hardly be easier.
Immediately afterward, a palm lightly patted his shoulder.
The pat was not heavy.
But the instant that palm touched his shoulder, Tie Ming felt a surge of qi-blood power quietly pass through it. It was not an attack, yet it made the Nascent Soul within him tremble.
Qing Chen looked at his horror-stricken face, and the faint smile on his own grew somewhat meaningful.
"Brother Tie, I will remember your kindness."
He withdrew his hand, and his figure blurred like a phantom once more. The next moment, he was seated upright on the lofty Demon Throne again, as though he had never left.
"As for you, General Wei, the two of you came together today. Aside from what Brother Tie mentioned, I imagine you also have official business from Governor-General Xiao to convey?"
He looked at Wei Ting. "For the sake of Brother Tie's friendship and our past ties in Qiongzhou, say whatever you have to say. I will not blame either of you."
"Once you have finished, you may leave unharmed."
Hearing Qing Chen's words, Tie Ming instead fell silent and signaled with his eyes for Wei Ting to speak.
To leave this