An Open and Honest Talk

"It's all right."

"I can wait."

"Wait until..."

With a smile on her face, Xiao Xun'er crouched down and looked at Zi Yan, who was pinned beneath the formation, as well as the female Half-Saint of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan who had been added afterward. Her tone was unhurried, but her words sent chills down their spines. "Wait until the commander you entrusted with defending the Yun Lan Sect thinks the mission is complete and contacts you, only to find that he can't reach you. He'll sense that something is wrong and come to investigate, only to discover that you've already become our prisoners. At that point, I won't need to be anxious. I believe your Void Ancient Dragon Clan commander will be even more anxious than I am—anxious to help me find the person I want to find, even if that person's contact information is in your hands."

"You..."

Zi Yan roared in impotent fury, only to realize she did not know what to curse her with. Her aura visibly deflated, and in the end, she could only squeeze out two aggrieved words, making Gu Xun'er, who was listening nearby, laugh. "Despicable!"

"All right."

"Then I'm despicable."

"So what?"

"What can you do about it?"

Gu Xun'er shrugged indifferently. Her utterly calm tone was the most infuriating part, even though her words were already aggravating enough. "You're a stubborn girl. As it happens, so am I. The things you want to protect, you would protect even if you had to give up everything. As it happens, the things I want, I would obtain even if I had to give up everything. In the end, you gave me this opportunity. If you had been patient enough to bring the five Dou Saints of your Void Ancient Dragon Clan with