章 1013: 10 Breaths

From wastes of sand a smoke plume rose, past the long river the round sun sank low.

Zang Jian carried the sword case on his back, and his right hand held the Shen Tu Sword. He rubbed its chin with his left hand and after a moment of silence, he followed Ou Yangming.

Although he was a Daoist disciple, he was not pedantic and knew how to borrow power.

Of course, the most important point was that he wanted to befriend Ou Yangming. He had not spent much time with Ou Yangming but after a few interactions, he had some understanding of the young fellow's personality. Outside the light screen, the young fellow fought against the Ji family's Daoist disciple and was never in a disadvantageous spot.

Deep in the Barren Desert, Ou Yangming even used himself as bait to force Ji Haoran into a desperate situation.