"You... how are you here?"
Sage Huaiyuan finally came to his senses and roared in exasperation.
The person sitting in the hall was none other than Li Yun.
"Haha... weren't you the one who brought me here?"
"What do you mean, I brought you here? Don't make things up..."
"Am I making things up? I don't think so."
"Oh, right. I figured that instead of waiting three days to trade in the Illusory Cloud Domain, I might as well follow you here. Isn't that simpler?"
"But I never expected you to be a gang of bandits. You actually took me for a fat sheep?"
"Honestly... is there no truth, goodness, or beauty left in this world?"
"Sigh..."
Li Yun looked utterly heartsick.
Sage Cangling's eyes turned cold. He understood now. There had been no fat sheep at all; they had accidentally lured in a vicious wolf.
He regretted it.
He should have realized sooner.
They had been making moves too often lately. How could anyone walk by the river so often without getting their shoes wet? Rumors were already spreading throughout the Primordial Land about Sages being swindled in trades involving the Illusory World Book. He had known it would sooner or later draw the attention of people with their own designs. He should have stopped while he could.
But it was too late for regrets.
"Enough!"
"Drop the act. You're already here, so tell us what you want!"
Sage Cangling stepped forward and released a trace of his overwhelming Heavenly Constant Sage aura. It rolled toward Li Yun like a surging wave, threatening to crush him.
He hoped the pressure would convince Li Yun to back down.
However...
He was bound to be disappointed.
The pressure dissipated on its own three feet from Li Yun.
It was as though