Xiao Yang had recognized the Blood Jade Lotus from the moment he set his eyes on it. He immediately came up with a plan to pit the lake bogey and Ye Qing against each other.0

The plan was very simple. First, he pretended to die in a manner that would draw the lake bogey’s attention to Ye Qing. The lake bogey should be able to keep Ye Qing busy or better, deal him a severe blow. While the fight was ongoing, he would accelerate the Blood Jade Lotus’ growth and pocket it as soon as it reached full maturity. Finally, he would return to the battlefield and take out both the lake bogey and Ye Qing. He would be killing many birds with one stone so to speak.0

Unfortunately, Ye Qing proved to be even stronger than he thought. Not only did he manage to kill the lake bogey without so much as a scratch, he had stolen the Blood Jade Lotus as well. 0

If that wasn’t bad enough, Ye Qing was now clearly suspicious of him. He wouldn’t have snatched the Blood Jade Lotus from under his nose otherwise. Now that he was wary, it would be much harder to kill him!0

“Are you alright, brother? Did this lake bogey hurt you anywhere?” Xiao Yang asked with feigned concern. It was a small...9