Chapter 412: Grandmaster, Save Me! A Grain of Light Dares Compete with the Sun and Moon!
Second Master Liu cupped his hands slightly toward the two before him.
“This place is steeped in filth and corruption. I truly had no knowledge of it before, and being old and frail, I’ve no wish to be entangled in such strife. I shall take my leave.”
With that, he ignored them both, turned, and departed.
Although his steps were slow, and he looked as if he might collapse and die at any moment, he suddenly appeared several dozen zhang away with just a few strides, harnessing the power of the Qimen Eight Trigrams[1] to quickly leave the area.
“Young people today are full of vigor and impulsiveness,” he murmured with a faint smile. “Though I knew nothing of this beforehand, tongues will wag all the same. Best to withdraw while I can.”
Having roamed the jianghu for decades, Second Master Liu could tell at a glance that this young Daoist possessed an exceptionally heavy killing aura and a cold, resolute temperament. His methods were decisive and domineering.
He feared neither lofty, arrogant prodigies, nor old monsters shrouded in scheming. It was precisely this kind of youth that made him uneasy, the sort to flip the table at the slightest provocation, disdaining intrigue, charging straight ahead!
He might appear courteous and composed, but in truth, his every edge was sharp, untamed, and utterly fearless.
Men like that... nine times out of ten died young. And those who survived were best kept far, far away!
After Second Master Liu’s departure, the two remaining men exchanged a glance, then escorted the noblewoman, Chen Yun’er, to safety.
Meanwhile, Li Yanchu advanced into the Daoist temple, saber in hand. Earlier, his Qi Sight had detected faint, tangled traces of life force, surely the women afflicted by the beast-transformation spell.
Following the same procedure, he cast the Calming Heart Mantra to break the seals binding their bodies.