Chapter 683: No Escape 2

Wei Liao's words were very clear; his core message was simple: even if he really was a flower thief, he was one with boundaries, a gentleman thief.

He had never lingered around the minor dwellings of Gu, which meant he had not intended to use force. Given his abilities and the defenses of those dwellings, the direct approach would have been the fastest for him. Thus, his target was on Hou Niao, not on the Fairy in white.

This point had to be made clear because many men do not care about their enemies, yet they care greatly about their women.

He was gambling, betting that a cultivator of such strength would not mind having one more enemy. This was the pride of many powerful cultivators, and history was replete with tales that had persisted through the ages because of this. He certainly knew that there could be no mutual admiration between the two, but as long as there was no intent to kill, surviving today's predicament was enough.