He glanced behind him, and seeing that Ning Xuan hadn't followed, he said, pulling off his face mask to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Just as he lowered the mask, his body went rigid as if he'd been hit with a Binding Spell, freezing him to the spot. His eyes bulged, wide as saucers.
Ning Xuan was standing right there in front of him, in the flesh!
THUD!
His body went limp and he collapsed to his knees before Ning Xuan. "Don't kill me," he stammered. "I was forced to do it."
"I remember you. You were standing behind that fellow from the Yu Heng Realm, Zhang Yuan."
The man nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, that's me! It was Zhang Yuan who ordered me to attack. He said if I didn't agree, not only would I die, but he would also go to the Yu Heng Realm and kill my family."
Ning Xuan nodded. "I believe you."
Overjoyed, the man thanked him and scrambled to crawl away. But just then, Ning Xuan's voice rang out.
"Who said you could leave?"
The man froze, utterly dumbfounded.
