Tuo Shishan reacted with lightning decisiveness. He knew full well that, given the level of his cultivation base, he wasn’t anywhere near a match for Xu Qing in close quarters fighting. After all, though he hadn’t personally witnessed the death of Master Stillwinter, he had heard firsthand accounts and knew all the details. So he knew that if he didn’t make it immediately obvious that he wanted to help, he might never have a chance to do so.2

And then there was the shifty-eyed fellow next to Xu Qing, who was obviously a scoundrel through and through. Now that Tuo Shishan thought about it, he realized that the sleazy-looking fellow had been with Xu Qing during their initial clash outside of the city. Any person who hung around with Xu Qing was obviously not going to be a weakling. All of that led him to the conclusion that he would be lucky to live through a conflict with these two.9

Then there was the fact that these two had somehow provoked something as terrifying as this jellyfish. That... wasn’t something easy to do. It wasn’t as if just anybody could get a reaction from an entity like that, and then end up being chased relentlessly.1

Because of all these factors, Tuo Shishan didn’t hesitate to wake up the old grandpa...0