Why had Xu Mansa dropped to her knees? The reason was simple: she had been terrified.
She had long heard of flying artifacts, and she had even recognized that this one was very likely Jade Ruins' Light-Yin Shuttle.
Feng Jun had revealed a flying artifact and taken her out into the wilderness. What might happen next? He was very likely planning to silence her forever!
Hearing him question her, she replied tremblingly, "Master Feng, I have never targeted you before. Please show mercy."
Yang Yuxin, however, could guess what she was thinking. She smiled. "Afraid of being silenced?"
Logically, she should not have said something like that. If the other party got silenced, what did it have to do with her? As the third daughter-in-law of the mighty Gu Family, shouldn't she have looked on coldly and watched the tides rise and fall? If she said the wrong thing, wouldn't she offend a cultivator?
What she did not know was that Manager Yang had advanced to the First Layer of Mortal Transcendence yesterday. She had also sorted through her longing for her late husband, and now all she wanted was to follow Feng Jun. She did not care even if she had to cast aside all the splendor of the mundane world, so the question had come out naturally.
"Of course I'm afraid," Xu Mansa admitted honestly. "Jade Ruins kills without batting an eye and never cares about public opinion. On top of that, with your background... I think I need to emphasize that I'm willing to cooperate. Very willing to cooperate."
Only then did Smith realize how dangerous his current situation was. He immediately nodded along. "Third Sister-in-law, Feng Adept, I've always been a peaceful person. I've never liked causing trouble..."
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