Ruo Shui stood quietly outside in a plain pale-white robe. Her gentle gaze swept over everyone in the hall before finally settling tenderly on Lu Feng.
Ruo Shui held the tea Ning Xiang had prepared. This should have been Ning Xiang's task, serving tea to receive the guests, but after Ruo Shui inadvertently learned that Cloud Essence Temple had arrived, worry welled up in her heart, and she borrowed this opportunity.
She had also happened to overhear what Yu Hong had declared.
Just as Lu Feng was about to rise and leave with Ruo Shui, Yu Hong suddenly stepped forward first, positioning herself between them.
Without saying a word, she simply stood there and studied Ruo Shui outside. From time to time, she nodded in satisfaction, and the polite false smile on her aged face gained a touch of sincerity.
Lu Feng shifted half a step forward, only to suddenly sense a cold, stern aura emanating from Yu Hong, barring his way. He immediately rebuked her in displeasure, "Cloud Essence Temple failed to get its person. Don't tell me you intend to snatch her by force?"
Seeing this, Jin Hua Rong moved to Yu Hong's side. "Elder Yu Hong, do not lose your manners and disgrace the face of our Five Views."
Elder Yan Ming of Flowing Fire Temple, who had been watching the show from the side all along, rarely spoke as well. "Though a Five Elements Pure Body is rare, both parties must be willing."
"Indeed." Rotten True Man of Rotten Wood Temple nodded and uttered those two words. Compared to Elder Yan Ming's cold indifference, he looked like a withered tree on the verge of death. Not only was his face utterly lifeless, even his speech seemed to carry an air of exhaustion.
Yet the aura faintly