"Cough..."
Long Boyuan did not know who this Confucian swordswoman was, but he understood that the tide had turned against him. The two who had fled could not possibly turn back to save him, nor would Misty-Wave City step in and get itself smeared with filth over him. Gritting his teeth around bloody froth, he said:
"Coming to Dragonbone Shoal to compete for opportunities has always meant scheming against each other. I, Long, accept my loss and am willing to surrender the opportunity and Dharma Artifact. I only hope you two will leave me a way out..." When caught in a deadlock at Dragonbone Shoal, begging for mercy to save one's life was indeed feasible if both parties belonged to the Righteous Path.
But the moment Xie Jinhuan saw the Red Hammer in Long Boyuan's hand, he had identified him as an accomplice of Yang Qing, who had escaped in Dai Prefecture last time.
Wei Wuyi had ties to the Nether God Sect. Since Long Boyuan had gone to help him escape, he naturally could not be free of those ties either, and the other two were clearly part of the same group.
The three had suddenly laid an ambush here. Claiming that they were specifically lying in wait for Lü Yan seemed far too strained. Considering the side quest he had received on this trip, this setup was very likely something the Nether God Sect had prepared for him!
Xie Jinhuan had known before coming that someone would try to scheme against him, so he was not particularly surprised. He interjected:
"When Wei Wuyi escaped last time, I also helped the Directorate of Celestial Observation intercept him. I heard the Director say that besides Daoist Kongkong, two Transcendent Grade experts helped him escape. One was Yang Qing, and the