Facing the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Tongda Merchant Alliance's question, Xuanyuan Buqi ignored him. Yi Jue pointed at her own face. "Don't you recognize me?"
The man thought for a moment, then seemed to recall something. "The one who came when the Sky Veil opened...?"
"Mm." Yi Jue gave a soft snort through her nose and surprisingly said nothing more.
The Tongda cultivator did not press the matter either. His duty was clear: "Keep idle people from approaching."
The Lianshan Society was not a major organization in Heavenly Zither, but any organized group had roots. He had tested their strength, and a warning was enough. It was not that they could not be provoked, but that there was no need to do so.
At the end of the day, the Tongda Merchant Alliance was a commercial association. Offending an organization with such extensive reach was truly asking for trouble with one's Spirit Stones.
As for why he had let Yi Jue go, that was simple as well. This Kun Cultivation had appeared when the Sky Veil opened, wandered around for a while, then left. Her conduct resembled that of a cultivator from a great power, and more importantly... she had shown no interest in the resources within the Sky Veil.
Now that the Sky Veil was about to close, she had come again. Her purpose was clearly the same as before—to broaden her horizons.
Since her actions before and after were logically consistent, she was most likely not here to cause trouble. Why would he go out of his way to offend her?
He then turned and left. The Lianshan Society members glanced at Feng Jun's group of three but said nothing further, piloting their Flying Boat away. The Tongda Nascent Soul had left without another word, so these