Bang!
As the old man’s voice fell, a muffled thud exploded from the doorway!
What was that sound of something hitting the door!
Yun Ze frowned, instinctively looking towards the woman bathed in moonlight.
She was still immersed in the zither, continuing her dance, as if she hadn't heard a thing!
What time is it, and she's still dancing!
She’s so beautiful, could she be an idiot?
Or perhaps she simply disdained to deal with this matter? Utterly confident in her tower’s defenses?
Just as Yun Ze was thinking this, the door… fell!
A muscular man stood in the doorway. The silver-haired elder circled around him and slowly walked into the Yingqing Pavilion.
Like Yun Ze, who had just entered the tower, his gaze fell upon the woman at first glance.
However, their expressions were vastly different!
Yun Ze was stunned by her beauty, while he… was terrified!
In the moonlight, Yun Ze could clearly see the muscles in the elder’s face tremble. Then, he quickly lowered his head, looking terrified, yet unable to utter a single word.
Yun Ze had seen this look before.
It was when he was a child, and a high-ranking official, whose name he didn't know, passed through Hanshan Village. Village Chief Grandpa had worn this exact expression when he saw the man.
It was identical!
He couldn't help but look at the woman, a hint of doubt arising in his heart.
What exactly was this woman’s identity?
Right!
Yun Ze suddenly recalled a detail.
When this woman had told him to stay for the night, she had referred to Sister Fuyue as… Fuyue!
This meant she was at least of the same generation as Fuyue.
But if they were just peers, she wouldn't have scared the silver-haired elder this much, would she?
“It’s this kid!”
Before the elder could speak, the muscular man behind him spotted Yun Ze and moved forward, saying, “Brothers, let’s go!”
“Presumptuous!”
The silver-haired elder roared, turning and slapping the burly man across the face!
The man paused for a second before quickly kneeling on the ground!
His reaction was so swift it left Yun Ze momentarily speechless.
The silver-haired elder’s body trembled uncontrollably, unsure if it was from anger or fear.
He raised a hand and pointed outside the door: “All of you, get out!”
“Yes!”
A group of people, led by the burly man, hastily retreated from the Yingqing Pavilion. The elder also saw the wooden door that had been kicked down.
He pondered for a few breaths, then took a few steps forward and personally lifted the wooden plank, intending to lean it aside.
Seeing this, the burly man tried to help, but the elder shot him a glare that made him back down.
After finishing this, the elder stood with his hands clasped, waiting respectfully, no longer speaking.
As for the woman…
She remained engrossed in the sound of the zither, as if nothing around her had happened.
Yun Ze’s heart pounded. He suppressed his curiosity and excitement, maintaining his composure.
He had already watched the entire dance once and knew how much longer it would last.
At most another hundred breaths!
This dance would end in at most a hundred breaths, and then he should be able to understand what was going on.
After a hundred breaths, the zither music faded again.
The woman stopped beneath the moonlight, not looking at the elder, and calmly said, “Leave the person behind and scram.”
“Yes, thank you, Senior!”
The silver-haired elder hurriedly responded, fled through the door, shoved the burly man inside, and vanished with his tail between his legs!
The woman didn't spare the burly man a glance. With a wave of her sleeve, the wooden door closed again, as if it had never been broken.
“Sen… Senior.”
The burly man’s voice trembled, as if he didn't know what to do, and could only kneel on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly!
“Senior! This junior was merely acting on orders. This act of breaking the door was not my intention! I beg for your forgiveness! Please spare my life!”
The woman said nothing, but silently turned and glanced at Yun Ze.
“You deal with him. Remember not to dirty this place.”
“Me? Yes!”
Yun Ze was stunned at first, then quickly agreed, his gaze towards the woman now completely different.
When he first entered the Yingqing Pavilion, he thought she was Sister Fuyue’s junior or a junior disciple. Later, hearing her address Fuyue by her full name, he thought she might be a senior sister or of the same generation.
But now…
The silver-haired elder had just called her Senior!
This woman’s age might be far greater than he had imagined!
After speaking, the woman stopped dancing and vanished from her spot in a flash.
For some reason, the moonlight cascading from the sky seemed to have lost some of its luster, no longer as beautiful as before.
Yun Ze got up and walked towards the burly man, smiling helplessly, “Brother, I’m sorry, but I’m also acting on orders.”
The burly man glanced around, his expression instantly shifting from pleading to ferocity.
“No need to apologize. You’re only at Qi Refining Triple Layer. You’re far from being able to kill me!”
“Take this!”
The burly man roared. Yun Ze thought he was about to make a move and instinctively sidestepped!
But the man didn't approach. Instead, he charged towards the door, intending to break out!
However…
Bang~
It was also a muffled thud, but last time it was the door falling, this time it was the burly man being sent flying back!
Yun Ze frowned upon seeing this.
This was clearly the woman’s doing. If she could do this earlier, why didn't she stop everyone from coming in from the start?
Unless… she had intended it all along!
Intentionally letting everyone break down the door, intentionally letting the silver-haired elder see her, and intentionally picking a lucky victim.
No.
The first two were intentional, but the last one was likely an accident.
If the elder had pushed the door open himself, this lucky victim wouldn't have appeared.
So, this guy was truly unlucky…
The burly man was thrown back, clutching his head in embarrassment. He looked at Yun Ze and knelt down again!
“Brother! Spare me! I was truly just following orders. If I die like this, it would be truly unjust!
You are magnanimous, why don't you speak to that Senior and ask her to spare me?”
“Spare you?”
Yun Ze said as he squatted down, a hint of thought flashing in his eyes. He turned and shouted towards the tower, “Senior, as long as I don’t dirty this place, I can handle him however I want, right?”
“As you wish.”
The woman’s voice echoed. Yun Ze then confirmed that the burly man’s fate was indeed an accident.
With these words, it would be easier for him to handle the situation.
“Here, you heard that too,”
Yun Ze rubbed his chin, looking at the burly man, “It’s not impossible to let you go, but…”
“But what?”
The burly man quickly straightened up, “As long as you say the word, I, Han Tie, will go through fire and water. If I say even one ‘no,’ then I shall die a terrible death!”
“I want to hear you say sorry.”
“I…”
Han Tie looked helpless, “Sir, don’t mess with me!”
“Alright, I’ll give you a chance.”
Yun Ze sat cross-legged on the ground, “Whatever I ask, you answer, understand?”
“Understood!”
Han Tie nodded, then asked, “Can I say that word?”
This fellow is quite amusing.
“Yes!”
“Then ask away!”
“Do you know why that old man wanted the Earth Soul Liquid?”
“I don’t know!”
Yun Ze tilted his head, his brow furrowed.
Good boy, you’re using the word ‘no’ in this context, aren’t you!