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That was too close!
Ye Qing wasn’t just hurt, he was hurt pretty badly. Although he managed to avoid getting hit by the crescent of death—he would’ve died otherwise—it had come close enough to wound him with its force and destructive will. The reason he hadn’t allowed himself to show any sign of weakness until now was because of the assassin’s last words:
“Save me, junior brother!”
His last words were proof that the assassin hadn’t come alone. Considering how powerful he had been, his junior brother could not be too far behind. The only reason he managed to kill the assassin was because the Blood Shadow Divine Art just happened to counter his cultivation art perfectly. Another Vessel Augmentor, even a weaker one might have proven to be more than a match for him, not to mention that he was in no condition to fight a consecutive battle.
Had Ye Qing showed any weakness at all, he was certain that he would not live to see tomorrow’s sun. That was why he had pretended to be fine, no, more than fine. There was no telling if the assassin’s junior brother had watched the battle, but at the very least Ye Qing wanted him to think that he was almost or fully healthy after the battle. He wanted to sow so much doubt and uncertainty in the junior brother that he was disinclined to fight him.
Of course, his tactic only worked against smart people. If the junior brother turned out to be an idiot or a one-track minded person who couldn’t read a clue to save his life, then he was dead as a dodo. It was as simple as that.
Luckily, his acting skill was up to...
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