Duanmu Chun froze for a moment, then hastily changed his words. "Nothing. Come to think of it, there really isn't any other way."
After muddling through a few vague remarks, he found an excuse to disappear from Sikong Jing and the other's sight. Naturally, he had gone after the old woman.
Watching Duanmu Chun's departing back, Yao Yulou asked in puzzlement, "Why is Brother Duanmu acting so strangely too?"
Even now, Yao Yulou naturally had not discovered that the old woman was Tyrant Lotus Venerable. He had never encountered her before.
The old woman's arrival at the Yao Residence had naturally been arranged by Duanmu Chun as well. Yao Yulou had not handled it himself.
Across from him, Sikong Jing smiled. "Duanmu Grand Tyrant Judge was just about to say that we don't need to leave, because Tyrant Lotus Venerable has arrived."
The moment those words fell, Yao Yulou froze on the spot. Then, seeming to understand something, he looked toward the old woman's direction...
Sikong Jing immediately said, "Uncle Yao, don't look, or Tyrant Lotus Venerable will notice. She is now a peak Emperor Martial Stage expert who has surpassed the Venerable level, and she doesn't want us to know of her existence yet."
Hearing this, Yao Yulou of course reacted at once and hurriedly withdrew his gaze.
Then he stood there dumbfounded and muttered, "No wonder the Four Great Mad Demons suddenly came out of seclusion. I had wondered before how Brother Duanmu had somehow managed to contact Tyrant Soul Venerable's former generals. So it was Tyrant Lotus Venerable's arrangement."
At that, he looked at Sikong Jing again and asked, "You're saying Tyrant Lotus Venerable has already surpassed the Venerable level?"
Sikong Jing nodded gently, then recounted the series of strange events that had happened after encountering the