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The old man's voice was not loud, but everyone happened to hear him. Moreover, anyone who could walk past several hundred cultivators so calmly was naturally no ordinary person.
"Please enlighten me, Senior." Xie Qianjian's expression immediately turned solemn. I also looked up, only to see that the old man's eyes were so bright that their sharp radiance seemed to pierce straight into people's hearts. Yet his cultivation was no different from that of an ordinary person.
"Heh heh, I wouldn't dare call it enlightenment. I'm merely an old mortal of the mundane world, already nearing the end of my days. How could I presume to enlighten the sect master of the Nine Heavens Divine Sword Sect?" The old man shook his head with a smile, though there seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in his words. Then he raised his head and glanced at the surrounding mountains. Drawing a deep breath, he murmured, "Is the Household getting old? It isn't old, is it, child? Why would you say the Household has grown old?"
We all grew tense. Xie Qianjian's expression was awkward as well. Besides, he was probably the only one here who could converse with such a mysterious old man. Everyone around us was holding their breath.
"The Household naturally won't grow old. I merely spoke rashly for a moment, lamenting the rules within the sect and its current lack of successors. Heh heh. Senior, please don't take offense. With you here, how could the Household possibly grow old?" That sly old fox Xie Qianjian immediately understood the old man's origins. He was most likely an astonishing hidden expert from the Household.
"Young lady, why did Senior Nan Baizi establish the Household here back then?" Xiao Mengtong asked.
"The scenery is beautiful, so naturally people will