Time trickled by. The young man above sat with his eyes closed, resting, not a trace of impatience on his face.
Half an hour later, Kong Tian entered from the main hall, his expression equally grim.
"How did it go?"
The young man opened his eyes and looked at Kong Tian below.
"I found out. She truly is the Saintess of the Skyward Sect, and also the cherished daughter of the He Family in the Central Region."
After hearing Kong Tian's report, a flash of shock flickered through the young man's eyes before he concealed it well.
The He Family was ranked fifth among the families of the Central Region.
The Skyward Sect was the third-ranked major power in the Central Region.
Both had God King-level experts holding the fort.
Yet He Yunyu was connected to both of these colossal powers. This was troublesome.
One wrong move, and it might very well bring down two God Kings. When that happened, the entire Northern Region might be turned upside down.
Having weighed the stakes, the young man rose and walked up to He Yunyu, taking the initiative to untie the ropes binding her and Chu Yunxiao.
"Saintess, I was in the wrong before. Please forgive any offense I may have caused."
The young man spoke gently.
At his words, He Yunyu finally let out a deep breath of relief. It was good that they recognized her.
The reason she had not sought help from other races in the Northern Region was that she feared those factions would not be able to verify her identity.
Wouldn't it be unbearably unjust if she were killed by some hotheaded fools because of that?
Fortunately, the young man before her had quite the background and had uncovered her identity.
Since that was the case, things