"Young Master."
Noticing Ji Yuan's gaze fall on him, Mei Zhuang hurriedly cupped his hands, assuming a posture of awaiting orders.
Kill him?
If he were still at the Nascent Soul Mid-to-Late Stage, then upon encountering Mei Zhuang at the Nascent Soul Peak again, Ji Yuan would certainly have chosen that.
After all, hesitating for even a second was disrespecting his own life.
But now that he was already at the Spirit Transformation Early Stage, and with his body cultivation added in, Ji Yuan estimated that he could barely fight a Spirit Transformation Peak Stage cultivator.
With the Five-Elements Ascension Wine on top of that, he would not fear even an Early Void Refinement Stage cultivator.
Thus, facing Mei Zhuang, a Nascent Soul Peak cultivator, Ji Yuan's state of mind was far calmer now.
Killing him—there seemed to be no real need for it, much less when he had encountered an old acquaintance in this foreign land millions upon millions of miles from home.
An old acquaintance from the days of Cangluo Continent, no less. That was rare indeed.
With such fate between them, killing him would be a pity.
Looking at Mei Zhuang, trembling in fear and trepidation, Ji Yuan pondered briefly before reaching a decision. "It's nothing."
"Yes, Young Master."
Mei Zhuang immediately returned to that posture of awaiting orders at any moment.
After waiting for roughly half an incense stick's time, a woman's gentle voice came from outside the door. It was very familiar—the very Long Xi who had hosted the auction earlier.
"Young Master, may I come in?"
"Come in."
Only after Ji Yuan spoke did Long Xi push open the door. The instant she entered, she immediately sealed the restriction.
The moment she saw Ji Yuan, Long Xi's eyes lit up. Her pair of water-blue