The two men's expressions changed drastically at once. The voice had come so abruptly that before it sounded, they had not sensed a thing.
Following the sound, they saw that at some unknown moment, a young man in white robes had appeared on the riverside terrace outside the room, staring at the two of them through the window with an expressionless face.
They could not see through this man's cultivation! And judging by his voice, he had clearly been listening for quite some time, yet neither of them had noticed him before. This showed that this unfamiliar young man was extremely powerful!
With this thought in mind, Tao Wuxin immediately stood up and looked coldly at Ye Tian.
Liu Jing, on the other side, also faced him as if confronting a great enemy. All the power within him had been mobilized, ready to strike.
"Your strength is extraordinary, sir, so why are you doing something so sneaky and shameful, like a gentleman thief listening from the rafters?" Tao Wuxin demanded in a deep voice.
"Even under such circumstances, Mansion Lord Tao can still speak with such righteous indignation and keep a straight face. I truly admire you—admire you!" Ye Tian said, lightly clapping his hands as he spoke.
"What exactly do you want?" Tao Wuxin asked again.
"There are some questions I wish to ask Mansion Lord Tao, so I came from afar especially for this," Ye Tian said. "Mansion Lord Tao is a late-stage Profound Immortal expert. The power of one person like you far surpasses that of thousands, even tens of thousands, of Void Returning Dao Seeking cultivators. If you went to Two Realms Mountain yourself, the role you could play would surely be immeasurable."
"Why don't you go to Two Realms Mountain yourself? Why are you here