sinovels Chapter 676 Thank you
Chapter 676 Thank you
Chapter 676 Thank you
As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and the same principle applies to a tiger spirit that is about to die.
Although this tiger spirit had its formation broken and the cougar destroyed by Yun Shili and Yuwei, and it failed to get help from its "neighbors," it still wouldn't be difficult for it to deal with the two weak scholars with the remaining power of its main body.
Therefore, it deliberately lay dormant for a period of time, waiting until the Yin energy that had temporarily gathered on Xu Wei had dissipated before launching a surprise attack on Tang Chou and Xu Wei.
Of course, what the tiger spirit didn't expect was that at that critical moment, Xu Wei desperately used the last bit of his strength to escape with Tang Chou for a distance.
It was during this distance that they encountered Ma Zhao.
Now, things have become quite complicated...
As we mentioned earlier, the reason why this tiger spirit set up magic arrays and used seduction was because its combat power was getting weaker and weaker after it "failed to transcend the tribulation", which made it afraid to confront those martial arts people head-on.
If Yun Shili or Cao Weier were standing here today, they wouldn't even need to use "stand power" to scare this tiger spirit into turning away.
But the oars in front of them were right on the line between whether the tiger spirit dared to fight and whether it dared not fight...
If Old Ma were weaker, say to the level of Chrysanthemum Prince, then this tiger spirit wouldn't be in such a dilemma.
However, it didn't dwell on it for long, because it soon thought of something else: back at the inn, hadn't Ma Zhao abandoned his companions and run away alone? So what's the difference now?
"Good brother, we meet again." The tiger spirit slowed down as it approached and greeted Ma Zhao in the same sweet and coquettish tone it had used when it was disguised as a woman.
However, the sound it emitted at this moment was the "multiple human voices" that only appeared when its voice was out of control, which was actually a sign of its weakening power.
Looking at the monster's emaciated appearance, its back covered in festering sores, and its charred fur, and hearing its chilling voice, and recalling everything that had happened before, Ma Zhao suddenly felt a violent wave of nausea and vomited on the spot.
The tiger spirit glanced at it and exclaimed: "Wow~ you're so scared you've already vomited? Then you must be capable of doing this!"
“I know you’re a smart man, and when talking to a smart man, I won’t beat around the bush…” So the tiger spirit immediately continued, “As long as you don’t meddle in other people’s business and leave this scholar with me, I will let you go, how about it?”
Upon hearing this, Tang Chou and Xu Wei were both taken aback. Since they were standing behind Ma Zhao at the moment, they could not see Ma Zhao's expression and therefore did not know how Ma Zhao would react.
Of course, the tiger spirit could see it—it saw hesitation on Ma Zhao's face.
It had seen this kind of "hesitation" far too many times... The desire to survive versus the torment of conscience seems like a difficult problem, but in reality, most people ultimately choose the former; in fact, the more time they are given to think, the more likely they are to choose the former...
"So? Have you made up your mind yet?" Seeing that Ma Zhao had already made up his mind, the tiger spirit added, "Are you going to die here for someone you just met, or live a peaceful life and walk out of here? Can't you figure it out?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the oars finally reacted.
"Can you really let me out of Zhimaling?" Ma Zhao asked.
The moment the question was posed, the tiger spirit understood that things were already seventy percent settled: "You're worried I'll go back on my word and come after you again after dealing with them, right? Heh... Don't worry, we demons are even more trustworthy than you humans..."
"But why are you willing to let me go?" But Ma Zhao still seemed uneasy.
"Hmph... I know what you're thinking. You think I'm in such a state that I can't handle you, which is why I had to send you away?" The tiger spirit was clearly prepared for this question. It bluffed and said, "Then you're overthinking it... I just saw that it was almost dawn and I didn't have enough time to deal with each of you one by one, so I had to make some choices; after all... it wasn't you who set fire to me and my 'shop'... it was him."
His explanation was reasonable; at least no one else present noticed anything obviously wrong.
Upon hearing this, Ma Zhao seemed to be reminded of something, and the expression on his face changed several times before... the hesitation in his eyes disappeared.
The next second, Ma Zhao slowly turned his head and gave Tang Chou and Xu Wei a deep look.
The two scholars couldn't help but feel a chill, because Ma Zhao's eyes seemed to be saying "goodbye" to them.
At this moment, if Ma Zhao had chosen to abandon Tang Chou and Xu Wei and run away alone, given Tang Chou's athletic ability, whether he tried to escape or resist, he would probably have fallen into the tiger's mouth within five seconds.
As for Xu Wei, he didn't know if he would disappear directly after Tang Chou's death, but even if he didn't disappear and became a wandering ghost, the tiger spirit still wouldn't let him go; after all, Xu Wei was a very weak ghost, and it would probably be easier for the tiger spirit to catch him than to catch a person.
Therefore, Ma Zhao's meaningful glance was seen by Tang Chou and Xu Wei as a devastating verdict.
Unexpectedly, Ma Zhao immediately said, "You guys run, I'll handle things here."
Upon hearing this, not only Tang Chou and Xu Wei, but even the tiger spirit was dumbfounded.
"Brother Ma, what are you doing..." Tang Chou was truly a pedantic person. At this moment, not only did he not move, but he also had to say a few more words.
"Stop talking nonsense..." Ma Zhao turned around again, leaving them with only his back, "...before I regret it."
Tang Chou wanted to say something more, but Xu Wei came over and blocked his way, shaking his head.
Tang Chou hesitated for a moment, then swallowed his words. In the end, he simply bowed to Ma Zhao's back, said "Thank you," and turned to leave with Xu Wei.
"You surnamed Ma, are you out of your mind?" Seeing the cooked duck fly away, the tiger spirit was naturally furious. It immediately glared at Ma Zhao and began to launch a personal attack, "In your life... how many times have you done things like acting as an accomplice to tigers and bullying the weak and fearing the strong? You are clearly a greedy, lustful, and opportunistic scoundrel. How come you... want to play the hero now?"
As it spoke, it turned its tiger body to the side and began to slowly pace around the oars.
But Ma Zhao did not panic when the other party entered "predatory mode". He still stood there like an iron tower, staring at the tiger spirit with a condescending and firm gaze.
After a few seconds of silence, Ma Zhao replied, "Thank you."
The tiger spirit didn't know what Ma Zhao was thanking it for, nor did it care. It just took advantage of the moment when the other party breathed a sigh of relief after replying that it pounced on him.