The crescent moon hung high in the sky as chilly gusts swept down from above. The clinking sounds of patrolling soldiers rose continuously from below.
Inside a room, Yao Yue spoke righteously to Xiao Yi Xian, every word seemingly delivered from the moral high ground of self-interest.
It all came down to one sentence: "Why should the Imperial Family help you?"
"Just because you're a Dou Wang?"
Xiao Yi Xian let out a soft laugh. Looking at the endlessly chattering Yao Yue, she released a powerful aura and instantly forced Yao Ye onto the floor. "I came to find you because I'm offering you an opportunity."
"I intend to overturn the Misty Cloud Sect and rescue my people. I have the strength, and I have forces capable of opposing them. We came here because we want to give you a hand."
Yao Yue unwillingly raised her head to look at Xiao Yi Xian, who stood above her. She knew she had lost her composure.
The Misty Cloud Sect had been placing immense pressure on them lately, and she also felt an inexplicable fury over Lin Dong being a woman.
"Senior, please show mercy!"
A rough voice rang out as Jia Xing Tian arrived.
He had sensed the powerful aura and rushed over without delay. He had also heard what Xiao Yi Xian said.
Still, he could not simply watch his granddaughter be bullied. Moreover, he sensed that this might indeed be an opportunity.
Xiao Yi Xian's background was mysterious and unknown, but from that aura just now, he had sensed the presence of a Dou Zong—the same pressure Yun Shan gave him.
Thus, he could not pretend nothing had happened and allow Xiao Yi Xian to bully Yao Ye before leaving.
This was an "opportunity!"
An opportunity for the Imperial