"Didn't the four sage freaks prepare to fight the top sects to the end? Why did they change their mind just now? Why did they show their achievements to you …"
The moment she returned to her tent, Bai Suxian had asked Zhang Tie.
These tents and tents in the space-teleportation equipment of Lord Guangnan's Mansion and the top sects were not common. Besides being waterproof and fireproof, these tents were covered with two layers of special lead cloth in the middle of the tents. There were special runes on the lead cloth. The moment they entered the tents, the knights outside the tents would not be able to sense and scan the situation inside the tents using their spiritual energy. Additionally, the talks inside the tents would not be leaked. It was a very private space.
Zhang Tie found that Bai Suxian was actually very smart and capable when she was not with him; however, as long as she was with him, she would not feel like using her brain.
Under Bai Suxian's coquettish look, Zhang Tie scratched Bai Suxian's nose.
"If they could survive, who would like to die? In the beginning, the four sage freaks could only make a choice between dignity and fighting at the risk of their lives. They would rather be killed than humiliated. Facing the domineering top sects, they could only fight at the risk of their lives. However, my appearance gave them a chance. Zhu Daqian, one of the four sage freaks, is not bad. He's brave and resourceful. He made a prompt decision to show me what he had gained. In this way, it wouldn't damage their dignity. Additionally, he found a way out for them. If Zhu Daqian didn't do that, we might hear the news of their death next time."
"Ahh, so serious?"
"What do you think?" Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "Even though I could protect them today and let them leave under the eyes of the top sects, in the future, if they don't prove that they've got the Great Wilderness Sutra in the public, they would be killed by the top sects stealthily or others who covet the Great Wilderness Sutra. It's a real life-saving action for them to show their assets to the end. Therefore, I decided to help them once again. They're really not bad …"
"Since you already knew this, why didn't you just remind them?"
"If I opened my mouth, then what difference would there be between me and the other great sects? Wouldn't that be an insult? That would truly cut off their path of retreat. I let them comprehend it themselves, and as expected, they didn't disappoint me!"
"Don't you worry about fighting the heavenly knights of Taiyi Fantasy Sect and Heavens Holding Pavilion?"
"I'm worried. Of course I'm worried. After all, I haven't recovered my strength yet. If we really fight, it'll be very disadvantageous for me …"
"Then why did you …"
"Do you want to know why I was so tough to the heavenly knights of the top sects today?"
Bai Suxian nodded.
Zhang Tie revealed a smile as he touched Bai Suxian's head, "Who do you think is more powerful, me or the heavenly knights of the top sects before I was injured?"
"Needless to say, you killed a heavenly demon knight 9 times with a rod at the bank of Weishui River. How could ordinary heavenly demon knights defeat you? In the eyes of the others in Taixia Country, as a divine dominator, you're already a semi-sage knight or a sage-level knight! "Bai Suxian said without demur.
"That's right. Now that I'm so powerful, why did the three immortals of Taiyi Fantasy Sect, Heavens Holding Pavilion and Qionglou Pavilion ignore me at the beginning? Apparently, they don't respect me at all. In the world of knights, battle strength is the most important. If I could kill a heavenly demon knight 9 times with a rod, it would not be more difficult for me to kill any one of them than to kill a heavenly demon knight. How dare they put on airs in front of me? They even put away the copper plate of the map of the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect that four sage freaks found without showing it to me. Do you think it's normal for them to do that in front of a divine dominator?" Zhang Tie said with a smile.
Bai Suxian became stunned. After thinking about it carefully, Bai Suxian changed her face abruptly as she asked, "You mean they were actually acting just now so as to test you …" "Not exactly.
They're all top sects in Taixia Country, which are above tens of thousands of sects in Taixia Country. As the top figures in such top sects, their mentality and state have long been different than that of commoners. Like emperors, of course, they're arrogant and domineering. In their eyes, commoners are as trivial as ants. Even knights don't have powerful backgrounds. Therefore, their performance just now was half real and half fake. They purposefully performed it in front of me so as to test and stimulate me and see whether I've recovered my battle strength or not and whether I'm still the same Zhang Tie who once illuminated Weishui River … "
Zhang Tie's eyes flickered with cold light as he sneered, "If I didn't respond to their behavior at all and chose to concede and remain silent, they might get some key information and judgment from me. In the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect or after leaving the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect, they might do something to me and Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. They're most likely to ask for fiery oil and all-purpose medicament so as to gain the same treatment from Heavens Fortune Sect and Lord Guangnan's Mansion …"
"Why?" Bai Suxian exclaimed out of fury.
"Because I've not recovered my battle strength yet. Because the three sects could join hands to exert pressure on me. Because Zhang Clan has fiery oil and all-purpose medicament!" Zhang Tie listed out three reasons consecutively, "Do you think that I'm qualified to negotiate with them by then? If I lose the ability as a divine dominator, Iron-Dragon Sect and Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory would be nothing but a dish in their eyes … "
"How dare they sound you out?"
"The top three sects must have studied the thunder of nirvana which could destroy the heavens and kill sage-level knights. They must know the terror of the thunder of nirvana and know that I couldn't recover so fast after being struck by the thunder of nirvana. Additionally, I disappeared a few days ago, which made them feel that I might have a problem. Therefore, they performed a show in front of me so as to figure out my bottom line and battle strength indirectly. Do you really think that four sage freaks are their target? Do you really think that they don't know that four sage freaks could barely get the Great Wilderness Sutra on the first floor of the Dongtian? No, their target is actually me. "Zhang Tie revealed a bizarre smile as he said," Now that I've already known their target, how could I retreat? Of course, I have to be more arrogant than them and slap their faces ferociously … "
"That's too dangerous …" Bai Suxian had not imagined that there was such a perilous situation in the boisterous scene just now.
"Soldiers are always deceitful. This is the art of war. When you're weak, you should show your strength to the enemy; when you're strong, you should show your weakness to the enemy. If I didn't speak out just now and behaved tough, they would definitely continue to provoke and pressure me or sound me out in other ways. That's the real danger …"
(To be continued.)
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