"Wait!"
Just then, a sharp rebuke suddenly rang out.
The familiar voice made Xiao Meng's heart jolt, and he was the first to turn his head.
He saw a little girl in white who looked only twelve or thirteen. Her pale purple hair fell straight to her waist, and her cheeks were fair and tender. She looked as though she had been carved from jade, utterly adorable.
That crisp, pleasant, childish voice had come from her mouth. Yet at its sound, everyone's expressions abruptly changed, and even Elder Su's face twitched violently.
"Zi... Senior Zi Yan!" At the sight of the little girl, everyone froze for a moment before instinctively lowering their heads. Fear showed in their eyes, and none dared look directly at the girl in white.
Liu Qing's expression also changed, though he fared much better than the others. He cupped his fists toward Zi Yan. "Greetings, Senior Zi Yan."
However, Zi Yan ignored everyone and walked straight toward Xiao Meng, staring directly at him as though she wanted to see something through him.
"Kid, do you have a grudge against her?" Elder Su asked quietly.
"A grudge?" Xiao Meng's eyelids twitched. Did scaring her during that fishing trip count as a grudge?
"I feel like I've heard your voice somewhere before. Have we met?" The little girl's large black eyes swept over Xiao Meng. She looked adorable, but her words carried a hint of coldness.
Xiao Meng twitched his lips, then smiled calmly. "Little girl, how about we talk somewhere else?"
Yet that one phrase, little girl, nearly made everyone stumble and fall. This guy had some nerve. He actually dared call the Brute Force King a little girl? Was he tired of living?
"Don't glare at me. If you want to know about your own origins,