"Old Cai, who exactly is that?"
Xu Yi was greatly curious.
Hearing Xu Yi's voice, the man suddenly turned around. Xu Yi finally recognized him: it was Lie Yi, an Yin Venerable powerhouse who had joined Feng Ting Shu in ambushing him back then.
Now that he had dealt with Feng Ting Shu, Lie Yi was also well within his reach. He hadn't yet decided how to deal with him, and now the man had come right to his doorstep.
The moment Lie Yi saw Xu Yi's face, he began kowtowing with loud thuds. He did it more than a hundred times in a row, pounding a huge pit into the ground.
Xu Yi was dumbfounded. As the saying went, a man could only be killed once his head hit the ground. Seeing Lie Yi like this, the killing intent in Xu Yi's heart could not help but fade.
"Enough, enough. Stop kowtowing. I'm not worried about your head; I'm worried about my floor. Get up, already. You're a sect leader, after all, an Yin Venerable powerhouse."
Xu Yi sneered.
Lie Yi stopped kowtowing but kept his head lowered. In a sorrowful voice, he said, "Lord Xu, you're a great man who doesn't hold a grudge against a nobody. Please, you must spare me! I was confused for a moment back then and let Feng Ting Shu mislead me. I beg you, please forgive me..."
Lie Yi truly had no other choice. Ever since he heard that Xu Yi had passed the imperial examination and won first place, becoming a Second-rank Star Official, he had immediately sensed trouble. He went straight to Feng Ting Shu for help.
Feng Ting Shu, however, remained as calm as if sitting on a fishing platform. He told Lie Yi to sit tight and not