"Hmph, let's go..."
The moment Bai Suxian saw those three, her expression changed. She tightly hooked her arm around Zhang Tie's and immediately tried to leave with him, clearly unwilling to meet those three here.
"Who are they?" Zhang Tie asked Bai Suxian as they walked away.
"People I hate!" Bai Suxian bit her lip and gave Zhang Tie a simple answer.
Since Bai Suxian did not wish to say, Zhang Tie did not press the matter. Though the two were already very intimate, they could still respect the things the other did not wish to discuss and would not force the issue.
Everyone had secrets they did not want others to know, and Zhang Tie understood that very well. To put it plainly, Bai Suxian was not truly his subordinate; their relationship was more like that of partners and lovers.
Just as the two were about to leave, the elderly man in white robes quickly stepped forward, arriving before them with a cold face and blocking Zhang Tie's path.
When she saw the old man block their way, Bai Suxian's grip on Zhang Tie's hand involuntarily tightened. A sharp gleam flashed in Zhang Tie's eyes. With one hand, he moved Bai Suxian behind him, stood before her, and strode directly toward the old man, no longer avoiding him.
"Move aside..." Zhang Tie said, but his steps remained utterly resolute as he took a step forward. The aura around him suddenly turned icy and fierce.
The two people beside the old man were about to step forward, but the old man stretched out a hand to stop them. He himself took one step forward and remained firmly planted in front of Zhang Tie.
An Earth Knight!
The old man had seen through Zhang Tie's strength, and Zhang Tie had likewise