Chapter 636: Whispers of Life, Roars of Relief
"N-No..." Xu Fei’s legs buckled, his knees crashing against leaves echoing in the valley.
The confident boy and his lively sister died? How could it happen? Had he not given his words to his martial brother that he’d bring them back safely?
No! He wouldn’t trust those disciples before he saw their corpses. He couldn’t accept it! Not when they brought joy and relief to Shen Wu!
Memories of the time he, Shen, and Yun had been ambushed resurfaced, causing his old back to tremble and his eyes to redden. Was it another scheme from those fools who had targeted them years ago? Couldn’t they let them live their twilight years raising disciples in peace?
His fingers dug into the ground as he rose under the sect leaders’ dissatisfied glares.
Tianlong waved his hand, an icy snort escaping his lips. "Stand back before you humiliate me further, elder Xu Fei."
However, Xu Fei’s lips snapped into a tight line, his nose scrunching in hate. "I obeyed when we fell lost our futures because of the other elder’s schemes. Not this time!" He raised his broad axe, the edges glinting the same sheen as his eyes. "I’m retrieving their bodies. Kill me if you disagree!"
A tense silence engulfed the valley, everyone bewildered by his disrespect. But after bewilderment came deep frowns, then narrowed eyes. What gave a mere soul transformation realm elder the courage to speak such nonsense before five sect leaders and dozens of core elders?
As the Jin Long elders cursed Xu Fei and Tianlong’s hand wrapped around his blade, Xian Yunxu slapped her fist against her palm.