Su Yueli looked at the newcomer, put away Little Black, and curled her lips into a faint smile.
She gave Zhao Yan a slight nod. "Fourth Prince, it has been a long time."
"Miss Yueli, please come in!" Zhao Yan hurriedly stepped aside to welcome her, his eyes carrying a touch of surprise and polite warmth.
Before entering the residence, Su Yueli's gaze swept once more toward Gu Chen, who stood respectfully to one side.
The aura around him was still that of the Sixth or Seventh Realm, without the slightest trace of concealment or disguise.
She could not help but feel puzzled.
At her level, the vast majority of disguises in this world were as good as nonexistent before her eyes.
Yet Gu Chen's weak aura felt so genuine, as though he truly were nothing more than an ordinary middle-aged cultivator?
It seemed... only by making a move could she force out his true trump card.
Before long, they entered the quiet little courtyard, and the three of them took seats in the tea room.
Zhao Yan personally poured Su Yueli a cup of hot tea and sighed with deep feeling. "Miss Yueli's earth-shaking feat of slaying Patriarch Cangming and wiping out the Azure Moon Sect in one stroke has already spread across the Nine Provinces. Even Father Emperor and Imperial Grandfather were alarmed. I fear the Great Li cultivation world has not seen such a monumental event in nearly a thousand years."
Su Yueli lifted her teacup and took a sip, her tone calm. "The Azure Moon Sect merely reaped what it had sown."
As she spoke, she let out a soft sigh.
For her master's vengeance, she had only wanted to kill the sect master and grand elder who had masterminded everything, then question Shen Huai'an.
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