"Alas! What you said is true enough, but for the Night Clan chief to act like this, it really... breaks one's heart! Of all the Night Clan people I've known, every one of them has been kind and simple-hearted."
Ren Ze's heartful rage ultimately turned into a long sigh.
"The fact that the Night Clan has so many kind and simple-hearted people proves precisely that they have been well protected. Otherwise, in a world where the strong devour the weak, how could the Night Clan possibly be in such a state?"
Su Shi'er smiled and continued, speaking up for the Night Clan even as his peripheral vision discreetly swept past the window.
Then his tone shifted. "However, no matter what the Night Clan chief's purpose may be, this place is certainly not somewhere either of us should remain for long. Once the matter of the Horizonless Tracing Seal has been handled, we must both leave this place as soon as possible."
"Indeed! Fellow Daoist Su has given so much. Let us hope the Night Clan's methods can bring Fellow Daoist Su good news."
Ren Ze nodded forcefully, speaking with a grave expression.
"Rest assured, both seniors are friends of our Night Clan. Your affairs are the affairs of the Night Clan."
"As for the problem Senior Su faces, the Night Clan will surely spare no effort in providing assistance."
No sooner had Ren Ze finished speaking than a voice sounded from outside the door.
Immediately afterward, the Night Clan chief pushed the door open and entered. Two figures followed behind her.
One had a head of disheveled white hair and looked somewhat unkempt. It was the Night Clan's Third Elder, Bai Touweng.
The other was an unfamiliar woman. Tall and graceful, she wore a black gauze dress and a black