At this, the young man immediately said in a low voice.
"Couldn't find it. Let's go back and report."
With a broad sweep of his hand, the young man led the team behind him away in grand procession.
Once the young man and his group had left, the previously silent surroundings regained their usual bustle.
Yet when countless beings looked at Ye Lin, there was still a trace of apprehension in their eyes.
Everyone had witnessed what had just happened.
That fellow was someone even the Gold Clan treated with considerable wariness. Naturally, they were afraid of him.
Though they did not deliberately show it, each of them sensibly refrained from disturbing Ye Lin.
"Wow, you're amazing! How on earth did you do that?"
Yun Xi, beside Ye Lin, looked at him with an astonished expression. Ye Lin, however, paid her no heed. After finishing the tea in his cup, he slowly rose to his feet.
"You little girl are quite interesting. Let's part ways here. Go do whatever you need to do."
With that, Ye Lin turned and left without the slightest hesitation.
"Huh? Stop right there! Give me back my thing! We agreed on this—give it back! I can give you something else!"
"Don't run! Don't run!"
Watching Ye Lin walk away, Yun Xi realized something was wrong and shouted loudly.
But Ye Lin showed no sign of stopping and continued walking ahead on his own.
Seeing this, Yun Xi stamped her feet in anger, then immediately ran after him.
"Hey, wait for me! Wait for me! You promised me! Give me back my thing—give it back!"
Ye Lin walked ahead while Yun Xi chased after him, shouting all the while.
Such a huge commotion made the beings around them turn to look.
One was a masked, cold