Go to Wutan City

"I told you long ago to get rid of Mu Li. You were the one whose saintly heart overflowed and insisted on sparing him. If you hadn't stopped me, your little assistant might have met a different fate."

Xie Tianxiao spoke calmly.

"I-I was wrong. I won't do it again."

Xiao Yi Xian lowered her head and spoke weakly.

Indeed, Li Fei's death had partly been because of her. She was still too innocent.

"It's good that you understand. I can help you settle this matter, but..."

At this point, Xie Tianxiao paused. He narrowed his eyes as he looked Xiao Yi Xian over and said, "But I'll have to collect some compensation, as the price for your self-proclaimed cleverness."

Compensation?

Xiao Yi Xian was speechless upon hearing this. "You already promised me, and you still want compensation? Are you even human?"

"A promise is a promise, but I never said I couldn't add conditions. Besides, you should be glad I didn't come looking for you a month or two later. Otherwise, Mu Li would have made a move against you." Xie Tianxiao spoke blandly.

"You're that certain?" Xiao Yi Xian asked doubtfully.

"If I call you stupid, then you're stupid. Mu Li already had designs on you, and now he knows you possess a treasure left behind by a powerful expert."

"On top of that, this mysterious expert—me—hadn't come to find you for so long. How could he possibly refrain from making a move against you?" Xie Tianxiao sneered.

"You... hateful guy. Fine, what do you want? This lady only has that little bit of property anyway. At worst, I'll give it all back to you." Xiao Yi Xian said indignantly.

"I have no interest in that stuff of yours. The compensation I mean is you..."

At this point,