Ting Xi gave a bitter smile. "We are people who have been cast aside. The Ice Phoenix Clan avoids us as if we were the plague; they probably cannot even be bothered to spare us a glance."
In other words, the Ice Phoenix Clan cultivators simply could not be bothered to deal with the Merfolk Clan.
Would an elephant passing by regard ants as enemies?
After Lin Qi thought it through, she said, "Then let us pretend we know nothing about this and cultivate in peace."
"Yes."
Ting Xi seemed hesitant.
Lin Qi sighed. "I like people to speak plainly. You are hemming and hawing, and it tires me just watching you."
Ting Xi had signed a master-servant contract with her, so there should have been no secrets between them.
Lin Qi knew that something was weighing on his mind.
Ting Xi slowly said, "I am worried about you, my lady."
"Worried about me?"
"The Ice Phoenix Clan has not set foot in the Xuantian Realm for over ten thousand years. The last time Ice Phoenix Clan cultivators came to the Xuantian Realm was when the two realms entered the World-Destroying Secret Realm together."
Lin Qi lowered her gaze slightly. "You mean that the Ice Phoenix Clan cultivators may have entered Beihai Cangzhou because of me?"
Ting Xi bowed respectfully. "One must guard against the slightest possibility. Besides, I fear that if they see you, my lady, they may have other thoughts..."
Ting Xi did not know Lin Qi's exact identity.
Yet Lin Qi clearly possessed the Ice Phoenix Bloodline, and a highly pure one at that, but she had never revealed herself as a member of the Ice Phoenix Clan. That alone said plenty.
Either Lin Qi had offended someone from the Ice Phoenix Clan, or someone from the