The axe-wielding giant burst into laughter upon hearing her words and said,
"Act now? It seems like the little girl can't wait to go meet the Lord Yan..."
"Let grandpa send you on your way!"
In mid-laughter, his body's muscles and bones crackled, swelling him even more robustly by a third. Clutching the battle axe, he took a large stride forward, intending to take revenge for the earlier setback. Despite his words, he was not rash enough to charge to the forefront, and merely followed behind Xiong Ying, leader of the Twenty-Seven Allied Gangs, and a middle-aged scholar, displaying extreme cunning.
Xiong Ying glanced at him, his expression unchanged, his right hand slowly increasing its grip.
The heavy blade buzzed, already rising from the ground.