The logic is simple.
If the opponent has witnessed my cultivation and sword technique, they surely won't dare to come as close to me again next time. With their guard up, escaping will be even easier.
Unless...
Zhou Ping'an's eyes faintly glimmered, yet his face showed no hint of dejection.
"Did Your Excellency perceive anything else?"
"Hearing a name is not as good as seeing the face; meeting is even better than hearing the name."
The ghost-masked elder chuckled: "To say you're as notable as the founder of the Xiao family from the Yu Kingdom a thousand years ago might be a stretch, but during this period of great catastrophe, there's a considerable chance of making it big, if one can survive, right?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Zhou Ping'an laughed lightly upon hearing this, not taking the ghost-masked elder's intimidating words seriously.
Now, he was three parts convinced that the other party did not come with the intent to assassinate.
