As the two faced each other, Yan Liang stared at Gao Manqiu and said, "I can smell the Water Tribe's aura on you."
Gao Manqiu did not back down just because the person before her was the Fire Tribe's young master, even though he surpassed her in both status and bloodline.
"Oh, I met the Merfolk Saintess." Gao Manqiu answered casually, a stark contrast to the Fire Tribe young master's aggressive manner.
Fire Tribe young master Yan Liang narrowed his eyes and said coolly, "You're quite presumptuous..."
Gao Manqiu gave a soft laugh and casually tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "The Saintess truly lives up to being someone who inherited an ancient legacy. She invited me to tea."
Yan Liang's pupils contracted. The Merfolk Saintess was a special existence. The entire Water Tribe had no fighting power, yet every family in Yin Yang Valley had feared them for a thousand years—all because of the Saintess.
And yet such a terrifying being had invited Gao Manqiu to tea. It was simply unbelievable!
Especially since the powerful aura Gao Manqiu carried indeed showed that she had been very close to the Merfolk Saintess not long ago.
Yan Liang could not make sense of the key issue for the moment. The instant he saw Gao Manqiu, he had felt that this woman was no ordinary person. Yet without the Water Tribe's innate sensitivity, he could not tell exactly what was extraordinary about her.
So Yan Liang could only probe her.
"Tell me how many people those two families sent, and what I should watch out for in Yang Valley. Then I'll tell you why she invited me to tea." Gao Manqiu spoke directly. She was clever, understood why Yan Liang had kept her here, and had no intention of wasting