"Ti Yue, remember this: you have exactly one chance with me. If you try any more tricks, don't blame Jiang Yan for being ruthless."
Jiang Yan knew perfectly well that Ti Yue was a disciple of Su Saint Son. She might be arrogant, but she was certainly no fool. A fool could never become Su Qingxuan's trusted confidante.
Given Ti Yue's status, she would never dare to run wild like this on Blazing Sun Peak unless someone had told her to.
And there was hardly any need to guess who that someone was. It was obviously Su Qingxuan.
After all, without Su Qingxuan's approval, Ti Yue would never dare to incur the needless enmity of a true Great Dao Lord on behalf of her master.
Ti Yue herself could never bear the consequences.
"Dao Lord Jiang truly sees through everything. You've seen right through me."
Ti Yue struggled to her feet. There was no panic in her eyes. She took a deep breath and said,
"What I did just now was indeed only to get Your Excellency's attention. I have no other designs on Blazing Sun Peak. I simply wanted to meet you. Please forgive me, Dao Lord."
"Oh? That's strange."
Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow, his voice utterly even. "I haven't been in the sect for long, but I've done nothing to earn a bad reputation here. If you wanted to meet me, you could have simply come to my door. Why go to all this trouble?"
"If I'd misunderstood you just now, you might have died at my hands. Why take such a risk?"
Jiang Yan had no serious entanglements with Su Qingxuan. As the Saint Son's disciple, Ti Yue could likely have gotten the chance to meet him simply by asking. There was no need for her