"Making a fool of you? Tell me, Deacon Lei, is the Sword Monument Jade Pendant in my hand or not?"
Qin Hao stared coldly at Lei Yi, his voice firm and forceful.
"It is, but you borrowed it from Junior Sister Mu!"
Lei Yi gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.
Qin Hao sneered and said evenly, "Does the Myriad Phenomena Hall have an explicit rule forbidding anyone from lending out the Sword Monument Jade Pendant?"
Lei Yi's face darkened, and he forced out the words, "It doesn't!"
"Then why the hell aren't you getting out of my way?!"
Qin Hao roared and strode toward Lei Yi, the Sword Monument Jade Pendant in hand.
"You..."
Lei Yi's expression shifted, fury surging within him. But at the sight of the Sword Monument Jade Pendant in Qin Hao's hand, he did not dare act rashly.
Lei Yi retreated step by step. Finally, he shifted aside, his expression utterly grim, and cleared the path.
"If you knew it would come to this, why bother in the first place?"
Qin Hao cast Lei Yi a sneering glance, then headed up the cliff with Mu Ziqing.
His words only stoked Lei Yi's fury. Lei Yi fixed his eyes on Qin Hao's retreating back and growled, "Qin Hao, so what if you gain access to the Sword Monument? With your First-Grade Martial Soul aptitude, you'll never comprehend it."
"What the hell does it matter to you whether I succeed? Mind your gate. If you let any riffraff in, I'll report you to the Myriad Phenomena Hall and have you punished for dereliction of duty!"
Qin Hao spoke evenly, as unruffled as a gentle breeze beneath light clouds.
"Mind the gate?"
Lei Yi was so furious he wanted to vomit blood. He was a dignified Inner