Brandishing a machete from behind his back, he pounced towards Gu Xiang. Cao Weining scrambled to unsheathe his long sword to block his blade, still trying to talk reason into him, saying, “Senior, A-Xiang is of a younger generation. If word gets out that you take what she says to heart, won’t that be detrimental to your mighty reputation?”

Feng Xiaofeng had focused all his attention on Zhang Chengling at first, and only noticed Cao Weining now. Momentarily taken aback, he asked curiously, “How did you, a little kid from the Qingfeng Sword Sect get mixed up with them?”

Cao Weining smiled ruefully. “Senior, I think there’s been some misunderstanding…”

Feng Xiaofeng hmphed and lifted his machete in hand, only for Peach Red Grandma behind him to interrupt, “Since things are so, Lao Feng, you should hold your horses—little Qingfeng Sword Sect kid, you found this little tyke and brought him back, this is very good, and is considered a good deed. This old granny thinks that you have a bright future ahead of you.”

Cao Weining had to raise his guard without alerting them at the same time as he was preventing Gu Xiang from making the situation worse. The cold sweat on his forehead nearly dripped down. He could only say, “Yes, many thanks to Senior…”

Peach Red Grandma waved her hand haughtily, and ordered with an arrogant tone, “Zhang Chengling, come with us.”

Hearing this, Zhang Chengling immediately retreated two steps, staring at her with wide, wary eyes. Cao Weining shifted half a step to the side to hide Zhang Chengling from their view, and prodded at their intentions by asking, “Is Senior helping Hero Zhao or Hero Gao to find Chengling? It’s better if we clear this up.”

Peach Red Grandma chuckled coldly, and interrogated him, her gaze fierce, “Kid, what reason do you have that makes you qualified to ask us that?”

Cao Weining blocked Zhang Chengling from view, retreating two steps, but still said with caution, “May these seniors forgive me, this one of a younger generation is simply helping someone else to take care of him, and doesn’t dare to hand this little brother to others so carelessly. Even if I have to hand him over, Hero Gao or Hero Zhao must be there…”

Green Willow Grandpa thumped the ground once with his walking cane, and hmphed coldly. “Do you think of yourself as someone great? This person, today, you will have to leave him behind; even if you don’t want to, you still will!”

He had barely finished speaking before he and Peach Red Grandma attacked at the same time. Waving his huge walking stick, he swung it downwards towards Cao Weining.

Cao Weining did not dare to leave it to chance, retreating a step but defiantly maintained his defensive position. Whipping his head around, he shouted at Gu Xiang, “Take him away first, hurry!”