Black Flames

Everyone in the Soul Clan who knew Yun Ying understood that their Clan Leader was moody and inscrutable. Even an old servant like Hun Duan, who had waited upon her for hundreds of years, could not fathom her standards for dealing with matters.

Sometimes, actions that they considered offensive toward Yun Ying would be dismissed by her with a smile, without any pursuit of the matter. Yet at other times, merely saying one extra sentence could displease her and lead to a death without an intact corpse.

Tyrant—this was the most fitting word to describe Yun Ying. She acted entirely according to her personal whims. The closer one was to Yun Ying, the less one dared speak carelessly, for fear that a single sentence would bring about a fatal disaster.

Judging by Hun Duan's experience, even if Yun Ying had heard what he had just said, she probably would not have cared. At least so far, Hun Duan had never seen anyone die merely for being verbally disrespectful toward Yun Ying.

Even so, it did not stop Hun Duan from feeling afraid. There was no helping it—his Clan Leader's moods changed far too quickly, making her impossible to read.

Most importantly, Yun Ying was powerful—powerful enough to casually hold the power of life and death over everyone in the clan. Whenever Hun Duan thought of this, he could not help envying those elders of the Gu Clan.

Look at their Clan Leader. Although his strength was on par with Yun Ying's, his temperament was gentle. A dignified late Nine-star Dou Sheng peak was restrained at every turn by a group of clan elders, yet could do nothing about it. Unlike their own Clan Leader, where one wrong sentence could get someone killed on the spot.

After a long while, sensing