"Hehehe, quite the temper on this little girl. You dare speak to me with such an attitude? Do you really think you can escape from me?"
At that moment, a sinister laugh rang out.
Then, an elderly man in black appeared out of thin air inside the room.
Once Wu Zimeng saw who had arrived, her expression immediately changed, and her heart shook with shock.
She had never expected him to be a martial arts expert!
What shocked Wu Zimeng even more was the dense ghostly aura emanating from his body. He wore a black robe that concealed him from head to toe.
Wu Zimeng guessed that he might be some sort of ghostly entity.
However, she did not fear him, because his aura was steady and did not seem particularly formidable.
Instead, Wu Zimeng was more concerned with the "Snow Lotus over five hundred years old" he had mentioned.
After pondering for a moment, Wu Zimeng asked, "Who exactly are you? What business do you have with my Wu Family?"
Hearing this, the Black-Robed Man let out a few sinister chuckles. "Hehehe, your Wu Family really does possess a Secret Treasure."
"But unfortunately, none of you are qualified to own it. I advise you to hand it over obediently, unless you want to suffer."
Seeing how arrogant he was, anger appeared on Wu Zimeng's face. Her voice was icy as she said, "Since you refuse to repent, I cannot be bothered to waste words on you."
"Die!"
The instant her words fell, Wu Zimeng stomped down hard with her right foot.
With a thunderous boom, the lake surface exploded.
At the same time, her body shot into the air like a cannonball, streaking toward the elderly man in black.
"Trifling tricks!"
The old man snorted coldly. Forming hand seals