Once the Qilin Pendant had collected all the Earth Sacred Spring, Mo Xie decided not to linger. It was best to leave this place as soon as possible.
He glanced at Ruan Feiyan, who looked dazed and unfocused, as though she had been utterly broken, and shook his head helplessly. With a casual wave, he dispelled the Shadow Thorns binding her.
Come to think of it, isn't this bondage pose a little too weird? I never told them to tie her up like that...
Just as Mo Xie stepped outside, he realized the guards seemed to have changed shifts. The woman with the sugary voice was gone, replaced by a man wearing a brocade robe with diagonal fastenings.
The stone door was closed, so the man had no idea what had happened inside, let alone that Ruan Feiyan was still in there, mentally tormented to the point of collapse.
Seeing Mo Xie emerge from the Holy Land alone, he demanded in a hostile tone,
"You... which family are you from? Why haven't I seen you before? It isn't next week yet. How dare you sneak in on your own? Aren't you afraid Granny will punish you?!"
The man in brocade apparently hadn't even considered that Mo Xie might be an intruder. Clearly, outsiders rarely came here, and none of these people had the slightest sense of vigilance.
Sure enough, a comfortable life could gradually make people useless!
Judging by his voice, though, this seemed to be the man Mo Xie had heard earlier asking his junior sister out shopping, along with some other activities beneficial to their physical and mental well-being.
Mo Xie raised an eyebrow at the man. He looked decent enough, but who would have guessed he finished things so quickly? Even if they had skipped shopping and