Shen Yi did not rest. Together with Hong Ling, he went to Cloud Sea City—first, to accompany Hong Ling as she strolled around, and second, because there was someone he had to meet.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
The knocking went on for quite some time before someone finally came to open the door. Seeing the man and woman standing outside—Shen Yi and Hong Ling—the person hurried away as though they had seen a ghost. Before long, they rushed back and invited them into the courtyard. The person they had come to visit today was Hu Aotian.
"It's you two!"
The one who opened the door took one look at Shen Yi and Hong Ling, then fled in a hurry as if they were ghosts. Not long afterward, they returned and ushered the two into the courtyard.
"I never thought the dignified Young Master of Mount Wanshou, Hu Aotian, would have such refined leisure."
Following the servant through twists and turns in the garden, Shen Yi and Hong Ling finally arrived before a pond. From afar, they saw Hu Aotian seated by the water's edge, fishing.
"I never thought a defeated subordinate like you would still have the nerve to come to my residence. What? Did you come to kneel and beg for mercy this time?"
Hu Aotian never turned around to face Shen Yi as he spoke. His eyes remained fixed on the pond's surface, as though afraid of missing the instant a fish bit the hook. "Fish are just like people. Give them a little temptation, and they can never resist falling into the trap. Wouldn't you agree?"
"Temptation? I don't see what temptation you've offered me. The thing in my hand, however—that is the real temptation for you, isn't it?"
Shen Yi shot back without hesitation. He did not