Sikong Jing slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at the old crone. "I was in secluded cultivation at Master Wuji's home. I did not know the master of the Fox Sect had arrived, nor did Master Wuji send anyone to notify me."
His voice held neither joy nor sorrow, neither servility nor arrogance. Yet in everyone's eyes, such calmness was arrogance taken to the extreme.
Because before the master of the Fox Sect, someone of his lowly status as a miscellaneous disciple should not have been so composed.
At this moment, Ren You and the other women still did not know that Sikong Jing had not been notified of Everlasting Love Venerable's arrival. Seeing how unruffled he was, they felt slightly relieved. Perhaps he truly had tremendous backing?
Yet when Ren You looked at the two Fox Sect women who had escorted Sikong Jing here, her brows furrowed again.
Why were their faces so deathly pale?
At that moment, the old crone took a step forward and barked again, "I shall believe you for now. But why do you not kneel upon seeing the master of the Fox Sect?"
Her voice exploded with a fierce aura. She was clearly at the first great realm of the Emperor Martial Stage.
Yet Sikong Jing remained unafraid of any aura and calmly replied, "I am not a member of the Fox Sect. Why should I kneel?"
That single question silenced the entire courtyard.
Several women standing beside the master of the Fox Sect exchanged looks. Then, rather than questioning him further, they too fell silent.
Clearly, they also believed Sikong Jing possessed such confidence because of... Everlasting Love Venerable.
They simply did not know whether Everlasting Love Venerable would send someone over or arrive in person.
The master of the Fox Sect thought