Luo Zheng had not expected this woman to take notice of him.
After all, it was Lai Huabei, not Luo Zheng, who had presented the Azure Long Sword to her.
He truly should not have shown such an expression...
After thinking it over, Luo Zheng immediately put on a worried look and said, "Such a generous reward is indeed astonishing. I—I am only worried that Brother Huabei may not be able to bear it. As the saying goes, 'A common man is innocent, but his possession of jade makes him guilty.'"
The pale-faced woman looked at Luo Zheng and said thoughtfully, "So that's what you're worried about... It won't be difficult to solve... We only need to fulfill part of the reward for him... But you're right. If Lai Huabei receives the entire reward... quite a few people in the Dao Sword Palace will probably begin stirring restlessly."
Lai Huabei's expression grew tense. He looked at the woman and asked, "Then what should I do?"
The pale-faced woman cast Lai Huabei a faint glance, shifted her gaze elsewhere, and said, "What you do... has nothing to do with me... If you find ten candidates, I will take you with me when we set off... I will wait only one day."
With that, she drifted lightly into the air and left.
The three men in cyan robes from the Dao Sword Palace followed after her, while the Lord of Tian Yong City, afraid of showing the slightest negligence, hurried away after them as well.
Only Luo Zheng, Lai Huabei, and the guards of the Qi Family remained.
How could the Qi Family's guards still dare harbor any thoughts of revenge? Once they confirmed that the woman would not trouble them, they fled as if their lives depended on it.
Lai Huabei