Chapter 5065 — A Complaint and a Vengeance
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Yes. When we found that primordial spirit, for some reason its strength had surged—it had actually become peak early-stage Foundation Establishment, and it seemed to have been prepared for our arrival. It ambushed us and left both sides gravely wounded." Fei Yangnian made no mention at all of Leng Leng—after all, to bring that up would be most unseemly, and more to the point, this senior brother Xue Jianming had always harbored feelings for Leng Leng. If he dared admit he had cast lustful eyes on her, he would be cut down by a single sword stroke in no time.
"Useless trash!" Xue Jianming cursed contemptuously at this. Sun Bomei and Fei Yangnian—one a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert, the other mid-stage—had let the foe escape the first time, and the second time had even come away gravely wounded on both sides. In his eyes they were utterly worthless.
"Er…" Fei Yangnian pinched his nose awkwardly and, steeling himself, went on: "Another half month passed. After the two of us healed our wounds, we went after that primordial spirit again, and this time we called in Brother Yin of the Evil-Warding Sect. But to our surprise the primordial spirit had become peak late-stage Foundation Establishment, and the two of them were killed on the spot. Luckily I saw how bad things were and fled fast enough—only after the primordial spirit left did I dare return to collect their bodies…"
When Fei Yangnian finished, a silence fell over the whole gathering. Everyone exchanged glances, not knowing what to say. At this point the truth of the account could no longer be doubted—but this primordial spirit expert who had suddenly appeared in the mortal world was truly beyond comprehension.
After a long while, Xue Jianming said in a low voice, "Brother Fei, where is that primordial spirit?"
"It was in Xima City before, but whether it is still there now I do not know. What does Brother Xue mean to do?" Fei Yangnian asked.
"You come with me. Yin Zhiping and Sun Bomei may be of the Evil-Warding Sect, but on this expedition they were part of the Tai Gu Minor Jianghu. How could I tolerate the two of them being slain so casually by an outsider? Blood must be repaid with blood!" Xue Jianming snorted coldly.
At these words the members of the other sects all turned to look, unable to keep a measure of admiration from showing on their faces. Hearing Fei Yangnian's account, they would all have weighed the matter carefully and never dared decide so promptly as Xue Jianming. Worthy indeed of the foremost figure of the younger generation in the Tai Gu Minor Jianghu—such spirit commanded respect whether one liked it or not.
This was precisely the effect Xue Jianming wanted. So long as he could kill this primordial spirit expert, leaving aside whatever unexpected windfall of rare treasure he might gain, the prestige alone would already make it well worth his while.
"Er…" Fei Yangnian's expression immediately turned somewhat ugly. What he had had in mind was for great figures like Xue Jianming to form a party and surround and annihilate Wei Zhao, while he himself hid in the rear and watched the show. Who would have thought Xue Jianming would straightaway propose that he lead the way? Did that not mean facing that unfathomable primordial spirit again?
"What? You are unwilling?" Xue Jianming frowned, his expression turning unfriendly.
"N-no… it is only, Brother Xue, look at me—wounded all over. If I do not tend to my injuries at once, I fear I may be left with lasting aftereffects…" Fei Yangnian said with a bitter face.
"What are these few scratches?" Xue Jianming gave a cold snort and casually tossed him a fourth-grade Great Return Pill. In his lofty manner he said, "This should settle it, no?" (To be continued.)