Steward Xiao offered a slight smile, his gaze containing a touch of admiration, "Young people indeed have spirit, the master wasn't wrong about you! However, the young lady is also correct, you're too sharp and outstanding."
"There are many formidable people in this world."
"Though you've defeated Chu Tianjiao, in front of those at the absolute pinnacle, you are still nothing but an ant."
"Take Chu Zhenxiao, for example, in front of , he wouldn't dare to even fart one extra ti."
"Yet you, he beat half to death."
"That's the difference."
"Your journey is still long, it wouldn't hurt to contain your pride a bit, perhaps, you could go even further."
"Don't trouble yourself over it," Qin Jiang said indifferently.
This Steward Xiao seed to speak with depth and sincerity, but in reality, he did so from a position seemingly high above, which made him sowhat displeased.
I am not his subordinate.
Why should he speak to in this manner?
Shen Yuerong snorted lightly, "Uncle Xiao, I told you so, this guy is very arrogant!"
"Is that so?"
"Even a top ten powerhouse on the Tiger Ranking like you, he doesn't take seriously."
Xiao Zhengxiong smiled faintly, "Enough, he will soon realize just how big the gap is between us in the Transformation Realm. It's normal for young people to be arrogant."
Qin Jiang kept silent; he had nothing to say to such self-righteous people.
A top ten on the Tiger Ranking, is that strong?
Not necessarily...
"While there are many strong people not listed on the Tiger Ranking, the top ten ranking still holds significant weight. Even if Chu Junlin himself were to co today, he might not have an easy ti against ," Xiao Zhengxiong insisted.
"Just follow , since the master has ordered it, I will ensure you are all well protected."
"Just don't cause any headaches," he added indifferently.
Zhao Yuefei smiled, "Don't worry, Steward Xiao, we definitely won't beco a burden to you. However, I hope Steward Xiao takes good care of himself as well, to avoid being ambushed or encountering any other mishaps, that would be quite embarrassing."
"After all, our abilities are ager, and it would be unfortunate if Steward Xiao found himself in a perilous situation because of us."
Hearing the barbs in Zhao Yuefei's words, Xiao Zhengxiong snorted lightly but said nothing.
Shen Yuerong huffed, "Qin Jiang, I really don't understand, why must you bring a woman with you on such an important mission! And a woman without any cultivation at that! Isn't that just asking for trouble?"
Qin Jiang replied coldly, "My affairs are none of your concern."
"And don't judge my friend."
"If you really don't want to travel together, then fine, we can go our separate ways right now."
The tone of Qin Jiang made their faces turn ashen.
In the end, it was Xiao Zhengxiong who smoothed things over, "Let's just stick together and proceed."
The four of them boarded two separate vehicles.
The cars sped along the road.
All the way, Zhao Yuefei was sowhat sullen, "Seems like those two are really unhappy about joining, "Do you feel the sa way?"
Noticing her mood was off, Qin Jiang could only sigh, "I only wanted to prevent you from following because I'm worried about you..."
Zhao Yuefei suddenly burst into laughter with a look of smugness at Qin Jiang, "Earlier soone called a burden, turns out, you were just secretly caring about !"
Qin Jiang was speechless, "What's there to be so proud of?"
"Hmph! I'm happy to have exposed so lying man's facade, is that not okay?" she retorted.
"Whatever you like," Qin Jiang muttered with a twitch of his mouth.
Zhao Yuefei seed to be in a better mood, the gloominess swept away.
Qin Jiang felt resigned, "Madam, really, aren't you afraid of dying? Everyone is so cautious on this mission, yet you are the only one who seems fearlessly ignorant!"
Zhao Yuefei responded calmly, "Don't worry, I'm not who I was before."
"I do have the ability to protect myself."
The confident deanor of Zhao Yuefei puzzled Qin Jiang; from where did this woman get her confidence? Yet he noticed she indeed appeared different from before but couldn't pinpoint exactly how; it was a strange feeling.
The two cars raced on the road.
Suddenly, they entered a mountainous path that was the necessary route from Jiangcheng to Jinling.
The road at night was sparsely populated, and the long mountain path stretching over ten kiloters was deserted.
On both sides of the road were high mountains.
A narrow path had been carved out through the middle of a valley.
In ancient tis, such a mountainous road would certainly be strategic.
A bad premonition suddenly rose in Qin Jiang's heart, "Be careful, check the surroundings!"
No sooner had he spoken...
"Rumble—"
Suddenly, a deafening noise erupted as countless boulders started rolling down from the peaks on both sides!
The boulders, falling with trendous force, could easily crush any car along with its occupants to dust with their terrifying speed and power!
Qin Jiang felt a chill on his scalp and imdiately sped up to dodge several boulders.
Zhao Yuefei was terrified, losing all color.
A boulder had just narrowly missed her, and she could clearly hear the thunderous impact as it struck the road beside her, as horrifying and startling as thunder...
As Qin Jiang intended to continue forward, he soon realized that the road ahead had been blocked by the boulders.
"So they've finally made their move!" his eyes narrowing, a trace of a chill erging as he abruptly brought the car to a halt.
On the other side, Shen Yuerong and Xiao Zhengxiong also brought their car to a stop.
"They're here!" Xiao Zhengxiong said, standing with his hands behind his back, looking up at the mountain peaks.
Swarms of black-clothed figures descended, swords unsheathed, glittering coldly in the night.
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