"Eh!"
At the instant Wang Chen broke free, a figure abruptly appeared near where he had just been.
The other man wore white robes, his expression cold and utterly blank. He looked to be forty or fifty years old.
But a cultivator's age often did not match their appearance. Only by sensing their aura could one roughly judge their true age—and this man's aura had unmistakably reached the level of a high-level Golden Core!
Hovering in midair, he said to Wang Chen in a deep voice, "I am Lu Hongye. I have a small matter I'd like to discuss with you."
A small matter? Discuss?
A trace of bluish qi flashed across Wang Chen's face.
A dignified high-level Golden Core True Person had actually laid an ambush and launched a sneak attack on a mere low-level Golden Core like him, yet he still had the gall to act so shamelessly!
"Lu?"
But anger did not cloud Wang Chen's reason. He immediately caught the implication. "What is Lu Yanqing to you?"
"My son Yanqing was presumptuous earlier. I ask that you forgive him."
Lu Hongye said calmly, "He has merely taken a fancy to your maid. Please grant his infatuation its fulfillment."
After a pause, the high-level Golden Core added, "Consider it a favor owed to you by the Lu family."
"Ha!"
Wang Chen laughed in fury. "And what if I say no?"
The other man simply did not regard him as an equal. Though he spoke of discussion, his manner was lofty and arrogant, as if offering up Su Ziling were some great honor for Wang Chen!
"I spoke to you politely out of consideration for Jingyun."
Lu Hongye revealed an icy smile. "Young man, do not fail to appreciate kindness and refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit.