Chapter 5059 — Why Would I Leave?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"Junior Brother Sun, if that Leng Leng fled, then let her flee. It's of no great consequence—at worst we inform her sect when we return and let them mete out punishment on our behalf. There's no need to make such an issue of it, is there?" Senior Brother Yin cut in. He did not know about the treasure on Leng Leng's person, so naturally it seemed inconsequential to him; only the powerful, materialized primordial spirit before his eyes was his target.
"This..." Sun Baimei and Fei Yangnian exchanged a glance. Since they had already told their lie, they dared not change their story now, and could only nod at each other helplessly. For the moment they would deal with this primordial spirit first, and worry about Leng Leng afterward.
"Since Senior Brother Yin has spoken, we'll deal with this primordial spirit first. But this thing can manipulate pill fire—last time it burned my Blood Spirit Cats to ashes. Senior Brother Yin must not be careless," Sun Baimei warned. With the three of them against a mere Wei Zhao, the odds of capsizing in a ditch were theoretically infinitesimal, but precautions still had to be taken.
"Pill fire? A primordial spirit that can actually manipulate pill fire—now that is truly an anomaly. Interesting." Senior Brother Yin's expression showed considerable intrigue, but it was plain he did not truly regard Wei Zhao as a threat. Their lineage specialized in subduing spirit-beings—how could they possibly fear a mere primordial spirit?
At that moment Wei Zhao suddenly cut in with an impatient remark: "Are you lot done yammering? It's getting annoying. Can a man not watch a bit of television in peace? Have you no sense of common decency?"
Aiya! Senior Brother Yin and Sun Baimei both darkened at once. It had merely been a fluke last time that he had caught them with a dirty trick—and this primordial spirit actually dared to push his luck to such a degree? Did he truly believe the three of them could do nothing about him?!
"Go die!" Sun Baimei, unable to contain himself any longer, struck first. Last time's loss had not only been because that troublesome woman with the shattering-ice constitution, Leng Leng, had restrained him—the main reason was his own underestimation of the enemy and carelessness. In a simple one-on-one, he did not for a moment believe he would lose to a primordial spirit like Wei Zhao, especially with the stronger Senior Brother Yin backing him up this time.
This time he went all out from the very first move, the Universe Arrow in his left sleeve and the Spirit-Seizing Art in his right sleeve surging forth at once. Though the nine ferocious Blood Spirit Cats were gone, Sun Baimei's aura at this moment was fiercer than ever before—utterly unlike his former style of lurking and striking from the shadows.
"So fierce? Seems you're dead set on keeping me from my television." Wei Zhao sighed.
Had this been before, to say nothing of the more powerful reinforcements trailing behind his opponent, even against Sun Baimei alone he would have had to weigh his options carefully—especially in a situation like this, where he might well have had to avoid the man's edge. After all, the Spirit-Seizing Art in that right sleeve alone was quite troublesome, and now the Universe Arrow in the left sleeve was added on top of it!
But times had changed. Though an expert like Sun Baimei still posed no small threat to Wei Zhao, the balance of power between them had now completely reversed, and Wei Zhao no longer needed to treat him as a mortal peril the way he once had.
With a slight sway of his body, Wei Zhao effortlessly evaded the Universe Arrow from his opponent's sleeve, and in the next instant his whole figure appeared startlingly before the man—so fast that there was simply no time to react.