"Come in."
The voice inside the little thatched hut spoke faintly.
Zhang Lingshan felt uneasy. What madness had this old woman fallen into now, bringing him here alone? What did she want?
He walked into the little thatched hut on tenterhooks and saw that the furnishings inside were plain and simple. The old woman was sitting in an armchair and said indifferently, "Sit."
"Yes."
Zhang Lingshan obediently sat opposite her and said, "May I ask why My Lord Sect Master summoned this junior here?"
The old woman said, "I know all about your relationship with Zhao Xingqiu. If you want to join my Ice Spirit Sect, then you must cut off your relationship with Zhao Xingqiu. Can you agree to that?"
"Huh?"
Zhang Lingshan froze completely.
What relationship do I have with Zhao Xingqiu? What are you talking about, old lady?
"You won't agree?"
The old woman's face abruptly darkened.
Zhang Lingshan said speechlessly, "I don't understand what you're talking about. What relationship do Manager Qiu and I have? Isn't it just the relationship between superior and subordinate colleagues? If I enter the Ice Spirit Sect, naturally I won't need to work in the Ice Chamber anymore, and that relationship will naturally end."
"Still pretending!"
The old woman flew into a rage. "You and Zhao Xingqiu are inseparable and deeply in love. You even gave her a token of affection and helped her break through to Golden Immortal. After pouring out your heart and lungs like that, you tell me it's an ordinary superior-subordinate relationship? Do you think I'll believe you?"
"..."
Zhang Lingshan was stunned speechless.
What token of affection? What is she talking about? How come I don't even know I gave a token of affection?
"Manager Qiu helped me in my time of crisis, and afterward she