After he had finished speaking, Sima Li prepared to employ his escape technique and leave. He needed to extract himself before Black Cloud and the others surrounded him.
Sima Li's actions caught Chu Ning by surprise; if he were Sima Li, under the protection of such a "senior" companion, he wouldn't choose to flee. Instead, he would regard using the "senior" to eliminate his enemies as the best option.
Sima Li's behavior was either cunningly deep, playing a long game by retreating to advance, or he was genuinely the simple sort, without a thought for such complexities.
After fifteen days together, Chu Ning had learned that Sima Li was a Loose Cultivator, but could such a person be so naïve?
Ultimately, Chu Ning let Sima Li go, and he continued forward.
However, ten breaths later, Chu Ning halted his steps, facing the black clouds that blocked his path.
The black clouds surged and spread rapidly around, oppressively dense.
"Esteemed one..."
"Scram!"
