Wen Xiaoyu turned to Cheng Lie and said apologetically, "Captain, you'll have to suffer a little hardship for now."
"No matter."
Cheng Lie waved a hand indifferently, his expression calm.
He had already guessed Chen Changming's intentions. Once they provoked the people from Heavenly Pavilion, Wen Xiaoyu's Second Layer of the Void Refinement Realm cultivation alone would not be enough to keep the situation under control.
If he remained outside, he would only become baggage and a weak point. He might as well hide first and watch how things unfolded.
Wen Xiaoyu raised a hand, and a gentle glow of spiritual light flew from her palm, enveloping Cheng Lie completely.
In a flash of light, Cheng Lie vanished into thin air, safely stored within that Spatial Spirit Treasure.
Almost at the same moment, the last wisps of golden spiritual patterns on the walls faded away completely. The restriction around the private room was fully lifted, and the barrier between inside and outside vanished without a trace.
"Open the door!"
Without turning around, Ding Yunhe ordered one of his personal guards behind him.
"Yes, Young Master."
The Fifth Layer of the Void Refinement Realm guard nodded and moved at once, taking a single step to appear before the private room's door.
Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his hand and struck out with his palm. The force of his palm, wrapped in surging spiritual power, slammed into the door.
How could those two heavy wooden doors withstand such force? With a bang, they were violently shoved open, the door panels smashing hard against the walls on either side with a dull echo.
With the door no longer between them, the two groups inside and outside could finally face each other and see one another clearly.
Ding Yunhe swaggered into the private