Tushan Ge did not spare Lu Kai a glance.
He merely waved a hand.
Lu Kai reacted as though granted a pardon. He bowed and retreated to the edge of the roof, not daring to make another sound.
From the moment he appeared, Tushan Ge's gaze had remained fixed on Ji Yuan.
There was curiosity in that gaze, and a trace of scrutiny Ji Yuan could not quite define.
Ji Yuan did not look away.
He hovered on the Star-Treading Wheel, the thirty-six Azure Waves Swords already withdrawn into his Dantian. Nothing about his posture suggested he was on guard.
It was not arrogance—he knew perfectly well that against someone of Tushan Ge's caliber, being on guard would make no difference.
Tushan Ge was a mighty figure of the Body Integration Realm, with one of the finest bloodlines in the Sky Fox Tribe. If he chose to strike, Ji Yuan would not even have time to summon his sword formation.
In that case, he might as well face him openly.
Ji Yuan cupped his fists, neither servile nor overbearing. "Senior, are you the master of Demon God Mountain?"
Tushan Ge nodded slightly, his white hair spilling silver light beneath the moon. "I am."
Then he asked with a hint of curiosity, "And you're Tushan Qian's Dao companion?"
Tushan Qian.
It had been a long time since anyone had spoken that name.
Members of the Sky Fox Tribe bore the surname Tushan. Dong Qian's true name within the tribe was Tushan Qian.
Ji Yuan nodded, his voice a little lower than before. "Yes."
Tushan Ge chuckled.
It was a quiet laugh, carrying the easy familiarity of an elder.
He stood in the air with his hands behind his back, his moon-white robe stirring in the night breeze. What he said next