"You want Long Aotian? Of course you can have him." Xue'er was unexpectedly easy to talk to. "But before that, I want to ask you two questions."
Bai Lan was surprised.
Could she actually avoid a fight just by answering questions?!
...But she had brought True Lord Suiyun today. They could slaughter everyone without restraint and simply start fighting directly; it was not as though she would be the one exerting herself anyway.
Bai Lan looked toward True Lord Suiyun, only to see her gaze fixed tightly on Long Aotian. A faint green glow seeped through her originally dark-purple pupils, yet her expression remained calm and composed.
She looked just like a wolf that had spotted meat, or a demon that had spotted Tang Sanzang.
Others might not have been able to see what lay hidden behind that expressionless face, but Bai Lan knew this woman was already considering how to deal with Long Aotian.
"Outside the Black Market of Cangyuan City, was it you who disguised yourself as Long Aotian and swindled a batch of Spirit Stones and materials needed for many Spirit Gathering Arrays from me?" Seeing Bai Lan remain silent, Xue'er spoke first.
Bai Lan was astonished. "You actually still remembered something so trivial!"
Perhaps because she had swindled too many people, she had nearly forgotten that little income from her Qi Refining stage days.
"Look, Xue'er! She's exactly that kind of vicious, cruel, crafty, heartless, plucking-every-feather-from-a-passing-goose, utterly unforgivable person! You mustn't believe anything she says, and you absolutely cannot hand me over to her! You're all I have left now!" Long Aotian pointed at Bai Lan and looked at Xue'er.
"So you admit it?" Xue'er did not look at Long Aotian and merely continued, "Then... outside the Myriad Treasures Pavilion in Tiandu City, was it also