Zhao Shanling’s face gradually grew cold as he asked, “So what you said earlier about us working together was all bullshit?”

“Sorry, I don’t want this to happen either,” Qi Jiuchuan said with an apologetic expression. “I don’t have a choice. Not to mention that you’re from a domain that’s much more powerful than the one I’m from, I can’t afford to wait for Nie Tian to recover his strength while Liang Hao withers away from the backlash...

“I can’t bet my life on the worthiness of your words, so I can only end that possibility beforehand.”

With these words, Qi Jiuchuan stepped back to put a safe distance between him and Nie Tian and Zhao Shanling.

Zhao Shanling seemed very upset. Even a hint of panic could be seen in his eyes as he hastily jumped backwards. Standing behind Nie Tian, he said, “I was to about make friends with you and the Trisword Sect. Who would have thought that you’d actually do this to me! Are you certain you want to do this,...