He stood frozen in place, instinctively glancing back at his surroundings.
He discovered that not a single person had responded to his call to action. Only he had dashed forward. In his expectation, everyone would have charged together, mingling in the chaos without a clear tell on who landed the final blow. The matter would then be easily brushed off amidst the confusion.
But to his surprise, those Xia Country cultivators were so timid, not one followed suit.
Moreover, even his fellow countrymen cultivators were nowhere to be found, vanished without a trace.
...
"..."
The Xia Country cultivators who were spectating from afar, looking toward that awkward figure standing in the middle of the clearing, couldn't help but slightly twitch at the corners of their mouths. This other-nation cultivator typically must not have watched Chen Qiu's shadow enough.
If you had only watched a few more.
At least...
