He had not even made a move when the black shadow slammed straight into an invisible barrier, then landed on the ground on her backside.
The black shadow immediately bent over, fear in her voice. "I beg you, Senior, spare my life. This junior truly had no intention of trespassing here. I hope Senior can be magnanimous and forgive my offense, allowing this junior to leave. This junior guarantees that I will not breathe a word of today's events to another soul!"
She had clearly realized the gravity of the situation. At the very least, she stood no chance whatsoever against Daoist Lingxi.
Yang Chen finally understood. So she was not from the Shadow Clan? He drew a deep breath. He had still been too careless. The Shadow Clan's methods were far too bizarre, absurdly so. He had charged all the way here without noticing a thing.
If not for Daoist Lingxi, he himself would not have known how many of his secrets had been uncovered.
If she truly left this tower and leaked the news, he would likely be in enormous trouble.
What puzzled him, however, was why this Shadow Clan member spoke so strangely, sounding just like a human woman.
Daoist Lingxi curled his lips into a smile. "Spare your life? Hehe, little one, those who come to Lingxi Dao Palace have only two possible outcomes. First, they become inheritors of Lingxi Dao Palace. Second, they die! The secrets of the Five Inheritance Palaces must never be leaked!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Daoist Lingxi intended to strike and kill this Shadow Clan member.
Yet at that moment, Yang Chen suddenly stopped him. "Senior, please wait!"
Daoist Lingxi narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang Chen in surprise. "Little one, what do you mean?"
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