The Second Elder's laughter rang out around the side hall...
"Moreover, I even threw in a bonus for them. Ling Zhongyin came to see me this time carrying Ling Dongwei's task as well."
"He wanted me to step in and help Ling Dongwei."
"And I already told him that as long as the price was right, I would help Ling Dongwei accuse the Patriarch's side, destroy his three ferocious beast souls, and incidentally seize Ling Jianxing for him."
"It's just that the situation has changed now. It seems Ling Dongwei has started to change his tune. It seems he has already taken down Ling Jianxing."
"It seems he even kidnapped Ling Yuyue..."
At that, the Second Elder shook his head. These matters had nothing to do with Master Xie, so he sent him off to rest first.
Afterward, the Second Elder happily prepared to return to his own residence.
Yet at that moment, a faint voice suddenly rang out. "Second Elder, do you have a moment? Let's talk."
The voice sounded right beside the Second Elder's ear...
In an instant, cold light flashed wildly in the Second Elder's eyes. Killing intent exploded as he abruptly turned toward the source of the voice. It was, astonishingly, one of Master Xie's carriage-pulling beasts.
He immediately... Boom!
Terrifying true qi pressed down toward the carriage beast, instantly surrounding it.
At the same time, a treasure enveloped the place where he and the carriage beast stood.
Only after doing this did the Second Elder ask coldly, "What are you?"
Someone had actually hidden nearby, overhearing what he had just said to Master Xie. The Second Elder's killing intent surged like a raging tide.
But before the carriage beast could react at all, the Second Elder barked again, "Using a spirit shadow to control a