Not Rong'er!?
Li Xiangge's heart jolted, and she immediately spun around.
A tall man in black was staring at her coldly.
He radiated a powerful aura.
Mid-stage Golden Core... Li Xiangge's heart sank.
"Rest assured, Young Master specifically instructed me to invite you back. I wouldn't dare harm you," the man said. "Of course, that depends on whether you cooperate."
They were the people she had encountered by the River of Oblivion earlier. Li Xiangge understood at once.
"Your young master swore a poisonous oath. Is he not afraid of dying beneath heavenly tribulation!?" Li Xiangge gritted her teeth.
"I am the one acting, not Young Master. He will not make a move against you either, so you may rest assured," the man in black said. "Young Master thinks highly of you and specially sent me to invite you. I trust you can sense his sincerity."
As he spoke, the man in black slowly approached Li Xiangge.
Li Xiangge instinctively backed away several steps until her back pressed against the table, leaving her nowhere to retreat.
She pulled the Phoenix Hairpin from her hair and gripped it tightly.
"That hairpin is your magic artifact?" Seeing this, the man in black coldly smiled.
"It is useless." The man in black raised a hand and clenched it toward Li Xiangge from afar. "The gap between us is far too great!"
A violent wind suddenly rose from outside the window, flooding into the room and slamming the window shutters until they rattled loudly.
Spiritual energy gleamed and condensed into two massive hands, directly enveloping Li Xiangge and the area around her as they reached out to seize her.
Li Xiangge gritted her teeth, already mobilizing her spiritual power.
Just then, the room's door was suddenly pushed open from outside.
"Who is it!?" the