"You... who exactly are you? Why did you go to such painstaking lengths to seal this old man in ice back then, and today... spare this old man again? What exactly is your purpose?"
A life-and-death crisis vanished in the blink of an eye.
Watching the motes of light and energy dissipate before him, along with the rapidly fading aura of destruction, Hou Sihai showed not the slightest joy on his face.
His gaze swept past Su Shi'er before settling on Leng Yan. All that filled his heart was a thousand, ten thousand unanswered questions and doubts.
"Your purpose?"
"Hmph! Sparing you today does not mean I am forgiving your life. It is because your life is mine."
"And you... are destined to die only by my hand."
Leng Yan's face was pale, and the aura around her was incomparably weak.
Yet as her gaze fell on Hou Sihai, waves of resentment and hatred surged in her usually tranquil eyes, a rare sight indeed.
Feeling the hatred in Leng Yan's eyes, Hou Sihai's heart skipped a beat, and his confusion only deepened.
"This old man's life can only end at your hands? Then... is there enmity between us?"
Leng Yan nodded indifferently, a cold gleam flashing through her eyes. "As deep... as the sea!!!"
"What profound hatred, deep as the sea. This old man slaughtered countless people in Muyun Prefecture back then, causing innumerable living beings to die unjustly. It seems... you must be an elder or friend of one of those who died back then?"
Hou Sihai stared fixedly at Leng Yan, his eyes filled with inquiry.
Leng Yan said expressionlessly, "What if I am? What if I am not?"
Hou Sihai took a deep breath. "Nothing. This old man committed bloody sins in those days. If someone came