"I've come to pay my respects, Lord Lan Ling." Lan Zhaoqing slowly walked over, respectfully clasped his fists, and bowed. His bearing was humble, filled with deference.
"Sit." Lan Ling smiled.
Lan Zhaoqing's expression remained unchanged as he sat opposite Lan Ling.
But after Lan Zhaoqing sat down, Lan Ling remained silent for a long while.
Lan Zhaoqing began secretly speculating.
"Do you know why I summoned you?" Lan Ling asked with a smile after a long silence.
"I don't know..." Lan Zhaoqing replied.
Lan Ling drew a deep breath. "Lin Bai isn't someone you can provoke!"
A flicker passed through Lan Zhaoqing's eyes as he stared at Lan Ling in shock.
Lan Zhaoqing had never imagined that Lan Ling would personally summon him over Lin Bai, a mere eighth-stage Life Extinction Realm cultivator!
One had to know that ever since Lan Ling emerged from seclusion and returned to the Lan Clan, he had never met any clansman. Aside from the nine elders of the Order Divine Court and Lan Yuxin, no one had seen him!
Many clan elders and outstanding disciples of the Lan Clan had rushed over to pay their respects after hearing that Lan Ling had emerged from seclusion. Without exception, however, Lan Ling had turned them away, refusing to meet them.
But now, Lan Zhaoqing was stunned.
Lan Ling had actually summoned him personally over Lin Bai, over Lin Bai, who had entered the Eastern Continent Academy less than a year ago, over a mere eighth-stage Life Extinction Realm cultivator!
Lan Zhaoqing slightly clasped his fists and solemnly asked, "Then may I ask you this, Lord Lan Ling: just who is this Lin Bai...?"
Lan Ling slightly raised his eyes and chuckled. "Didn't you hear me? He's Yuxin's fiancé!"
"I have only one daughter in this