But just then...
An old overseer walked over and replied softly, "Miss Yuman, I heard Master Ling say that this Ling Jianxing is from the Crescent Moon Lineage—Ling Xiaotian's own nephew."
At those words, Ling Yuman suddenly turned to Ling Xiaotian, a chilling light flashing furiously in her eyes.
The old overseer lowered his voice again. "I also heard Master Ling say that this Ling Jianxing killed your Second Aunt, Lady Ling Ertian."
Ling Yuman's eyes flew wide. "My Second Aunt died too?"
The old overseer nodded heavily, but Ling Zhonghuang had not told him any further details.
All he knew was that Ling Ertian had died beneath Ling Jianxing's sword.
Ling Yuman trembled from head to toe with rage.
She could not help gritting her teeth. "What damned misfortune has my family run into lately? My Second Aunt Ling Ertian is dead, and before that, there was my eldest brother Ling Yusong, the old family head, and the others..."
At this point, Ling Yuman could not help asking the old overseer again, "Has that Seal Sovereign Sikong Jing been caught?"
At that question...
Sikong Ding and Ling Xiaotian, who had been staring at the tiny black figures locked in battle in the distance, almost simultaneously turned to look at Ling Yuman.
Confusion filled Sikong Ding's eyes, while tears continued streaming from Ling Xiaotian's.
Yet at this moment, both their gazes had gone slightly rigid.
Naturally, the old overseer and the others noticed nothing unusual about them. He asked in confusion, "Sikong Jing? What Sikong Jing?"
Without hesitation, Ling Yuman replied, "Sikong Jing, of course."
"That dog from the Seal Sovereign Empire—the Jing character made of 'stand' over 'green.' It was him. He killed my eldest brother Ling Yusong in the Desolate Sea Forbidden Land. It was him who killed