Having said that, Su Shi'er wasted no more time. Under the respectful gaze of the Golden Core female cultivator, he hurried toward the exit of Hundred Treasures Pavilion.
But before Su Shi'er could leave Hundred Treasures Pavilion,
A Nascent Soul cultivator wearing a dark blue, gold-trimmed Daoist robe strode into Hundred Treasures Pavilion, surrounded by several attendants. His face was somewhat weathered, and he wore a pair of figure-eight mustaches.
The moment this man entered, the Golden Core female cultivator who had been seeing Su Shi'er off immediately approached with a smile.
Yet before she could reach him, her expression changed slightly the instant she recognized him.
A flicker of fear flashed through the Golden Core female cultivator's eyes. She promptly resumed her smile and greeted him warmly. "So it is Senior Steward Jin. What wind has blown you here?"
"Cut the nonsense. Go call your boss out!"
Steward Jin crossed his arms over his chest and raised his head, looking at others with nothing but his nostrils. He was the very picture of arrogant contempt.
"This... to be honest, the owner of our establishment is in seclusion and has yet to..."
The Golden Core female cultivator looked troubled as she hurriedly tried to explain.
Before she could finish, however, the visitor impatiently waved a hand and cut her off.
"Enough. Stop trying to fob me off with such excuses! Your boss emerged from seclusion half a month ago. Did you really think I wouldn't know?"
The Golden Core female cultivator knitted her delicate brows and was about to continue speaking.
But in the next moment, a fierce aura suddenly erupted from the visitor, directly enveloping her.
The aura of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator was practically fatal to a Golden Pill Cultivator.
Struck by that fierce aura, the Golden