Guo Yanzhi was not discouraged. "Brother Hou, I know your secret now." Hou Niao rolled his eyes. "I know yours too."
The two exchanged a smile. Since these were secrets, everyone had better keep their lips sealed.
White clouds gathered, obstructing sight and cutting off Divine Sense. These were inherent features of Cloud Sea Competing in Frosty Heavens. It could even half-cripple a Flying Sword, let alone anything else.
Thus, only Guo Yanzhi knew about Hou Niao's final Body Sword Technique, and only Hou Niao knew how Guo Yanzhi's Life Pearl shifted between substance and insubstantiality. That made them even. These were secrets between cultivators, understood without being spoken.
Hou Niao had not destroyed Guo Yanzhi's Life Pearl at the end. This had been his strategy for this martial contest all along. Starting with Bao Wen, he had refrained from rashly entertaining murderous intentions, and he was even less likely to do so at the end-especially against this Guo Yanzhi.
Only then did Guo Yanzhi bring up their connections. "Junior Brother Tan asked me to tell you not to forget your agreement with him."
Hou Niao looked troubled. "That fellow still isn't dead? He really is enough to worry a man to death. All right, I'll definitely go, but it's a long journey. I'll have to find a suitable opportunity."
Guo Yanzhi spread his hands. "That's an agreement between you two. Nothing to do with me. I just had to deliver the message."
Hou Niao was still somewhat disgruntled. "You probably only have one Life Pearl, don't you? And you just released it so casually? Like a Demon Beast spitting out its Demon Core?"
Guo Yanzhi did not hide anything from him. "How would I normally dare use it like that? I knew you wouldn't damage it, so I had