"We wouldn't dare," Huang Xiao immediately said.
How could he and Demon Phoenix dare? This was Yan Youwang, an old monster who had lived for who knew how many years.
Even gravely wounded, Yan Youwang was not someone the two of them could handle.
With a splutter, Yan Youwang suddenly spat out a mouthful of dark, almost black blood. This was not stagnant blood; Huang Xiao could sense that.
Yan Youwang practiced the Ghost Dao. Because of his cultivation method, all the blood in his body had turned dark, almost black.
Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix exchanged a glance, both deeply surprised.
It seemed Yan Youwang really was badly injured. Not just any injury could make these Old Fools cough up blood.
When Huang Xiao left, these Old Fools had not actually fought to the death. By rights, they should not have suffered such serious injuries.
Surely Yan Youwang had no reason to pretend to be injured and cough up blood in front of him and Demon Phoenix?
For a moment, Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix did not know what to say.
They wanted to leave, but did not dare.
If they stayed, they did not know whether this old fellow would attack them.
Just as the two found themselves unable to advance or retreat, Yan Youwang heaved a long sigh. "I never imagined that after living all these years, this old man would end up betrayed by the person he trusted most."
Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix were both rather bewildered, not knowing what Yan Youwang meant.
Yan Youwang ignored Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix and continued speaking, seemingly to himself, or perhaps for the two of them to hear.
From his words, Huang Xiao gathered that one of Yan Youwang's junior brothers had betrayed him.
His junior brother