Chapter 120: Like a Stone Sinking into the Sea
The moment Bu Chengyang finished speaking, the entire deep pool fell silent save for the lingering roll of the waves.
Li Musheng glanced at him with a slight raise of his eyebrow. So now the man had found his backbone.
Though in truth, seizing the bronze sword had had almost nothing to do with Bu Chengyang. That had been entirely Li Musheng's own doing.
Still, Li Musheng didn't particularly mind. Having a Heaven-Human expert speak up in his stead did wonders for his bearing, elevating it considerably in an instant.
All things considered, it served some purpose, however modest.
Meanwhile, the expressions of the Qingshan Tower members and the others had all turned rather unpleasant. The violet-robed elder's gaze moved back and forth between Li Musheng and Bu Chengyang, visibly hesitant.
If it were Bu Chengyang alone, they would not have given him much thought. But with Li Musheng added into the equation, he found himself unable to make up his mind.
Young as Li Musheng appeared, and devoid of any discernible True Qi fluctuations, the move he had just made left the elder wondering whether this was in fact some ancient figure of the martial world in disguise.
No matter how desperately he wanted to claim the Imperial Dragon Divine Sword, he still couldn't bring himself to decide whether to take the gamble.