All around him, the people who had been watching Lu Yin shifted positions, leaving the old woman and the Little Princess alone. The two of them were in for a world of trouble. Who could have imagined that a nobody would catch the eye of the Third Master and get a chance to rise? They could have spent their whole lives dreaming and never imagined it.
Lu Yin tapped the sedan chair's pole with a finger and looked at Xurencai. "You're wrong."
Lao Tao was surprised, but didn't react.
Everyone around them froze. What kind of response was that?
The old woman's eyes lit up. Could it be that the Third Master wasn't standing up for an insignificant nobody, but was using this as a chance to befriend the Da Ling Domain? That had to be it. No matter what, the Da Ling Saint was a Sequence Rule powerhouse who controlled the Heavenly River. Anyone who wanted to bathe in its mist needed the Da Ling Saint's permission. The Third Master must have thought of that, too.
The Little Princess's breathing quickened as she gazed expectantly into the distance.
Xurencai's mind roared. What had he said? It was over. All over. This man was clearly on the Little Princess's side.
Lu Yin spoke slowly. "Your grievance doesn't come from that Little Princess. It comes from the Da Ling Saint."
Xurencai stared blankly. "The Da Ling Saint?"
Lu Yin's expression was solemn. "That's right. You were born in the Da Ling Domain. The Heavenly River belongs to the Da Ling Domain, not the Da Ling Saint. What right does he have to claim it for himself? The Little Princess can bully you only because she has the Da Ling Saint behind her. It's the Da Ling Saint who's bullying you, not