"All right, all right. Just think of it as a nightmare and forget about it. Besides, he wasn't as terrifying as you made him out to be. You must've been too rude, and he got annoyed and deliberately used his magic to scare you."
Lian Yunshang gently patted Su Jinyue's shoulder, trying to comfort her.
Those words struck home with Su Jinyue. That's right. I was wondering why he suddenly got so terrifying for no reason. So he was just trying to scare me. That was way over the line.
"Oh, just wait, you bastard! What was his name again? Next time I see him, I'm going to teach him a proper lesson."
Su Jinyue raised her little fist and gritted her teeth. Then she suddenly remembered something, grabbed Lian Yunshang's sleeve, and asked urgently, "What's going on? You've only met Tang Huang a few times. Didn't you say he was a pretentious philistine? How come you've changed your tune so suddenly? And—"
Before Su Jinyue could continue, the Ruyi Pearl in Lian Yunshang's waist pouch stirred. She took it out and activated the restriction. A deep, mellow male voice came through. "Yunshang, return at once. Someone has brought a message from the venerable master. Come back immediately."
Lian Yunshang's face stiffened. She replied, ended the transmission, and put the Ruyi Pearl back in her pouch.
Su Jinyue suddenly brightened beside her. "The Saint finally sent word again! Yunshang, Master Xuan Zhuang specifically contacted you, so he must have a message especially for you. Ah, I'm so jealous! You have a master whom everyone admires. Huh, why aren't you happy? You usually..."
Lian Yunshang forced a smile. "I'll go first. I'll come find you later."
With that, she waved and hurried away.
Lian Yunshang and Su Jinyue had no idea