Hearing the voice suddenly come from behind them, the two young women were both startled. They hurriedly turned around, only to see Fang Zheng standing behind them, staring at them coldly. What was more, the girl in white was shocked to discover that his eyes had turned into golden vertical pupils. An utterly terrifying aura, like that of a primordial beast, instantly erupted from him, pressing down on the girl in white and the girl in green until they could barely breathe!
"Immortal Master, spare us!"
The girl in white hurriedly pulled the girl in green beside her down to their knees before Fang Zheng.
"We... we did not mean to offend you, Immortal Master!"
"Oh?"
Hearing her answer, Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow, while the girl in white hurriedly continued.
"This humble one is Bai Suzhen from beneath Qingcheng Mountain. I have cultivated for a thousand years and achieved success. Guided by Guanyin Bodhisattva, I came to West Lake to find someone and repay a debt of gratitude. I did not mean to offend you just now, Immortal Master. Please forgive me!"
"Bai Suzhen?"
Fang Zheng froze when he heard that. He had merely sensed someone trying to probe him and reacted automatically, but upon hearing her answer, he carefully examined the two of them... Holy shit, it really was Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing!
Wait, were Chinese Paladin and The Legend of White Snake even set in the same era?
Whatever. Who cared?
"All right, it's nothing. You may get up."
Now that he had confirmed they were Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing, Fang Zheng naturally was not going to keep making trouble for them. He waved a hand, signaling for them to rise—this habit ancient people had of dropping to their knees at every turn really made