The fluctuations of Spiritual Power around Zuo Lingjing were strong.
She had probably reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.
And yet...
This girl at the Foundation Establishment Realm knelt on the floor, trembling as she begged Xu Yuan, a student at the Qi Refining Realm, to spare her.
Xu Yuan sighed helplessly and scratched his head.
This was a little ridiculous.
The big shot had its own rhythm. It had wiped away every trace of its influence outside, but it simply refused to deal with what had happened in this room. Or perhaps it considered this "short-lived species" one of its own and could not be bothered.
That was what had frightened Zuo Lingjing.
"It's fine... You saw it, so you saw it. Get up. Don't kneel on the floor."
Xu Yuan spoke.
He set the packed food on the table again and said,
"You look worn out from the road. The journey must have been hard. Eat something first."
"Yes, Lord Xu Yuan—how do you know my name?"
The girl asked cautiously.
She remained on her knees.
"I investigated Lu Chenzhou," Xu Yuan said.
"I see... The Imperial Family assigned me to be his personal maid, but I only met him once during the selection. Later, I was summoned to see him again. I think he meant to kill me that time, but something urgent came up and he left." "I kept looking into it and discovered that he'd killed quite a few maids!"
Once Zuo Lingjing started, she could not stop.
"Why would he kill his maids?" Xu Yuan asked, puzzled.
"I don't know either, but whenever he turned kind, gentle, and polite, it was usually around the time a maid went missing—"
"I think killing people helps him keep his emotions stable."
Zuo Lingjing spoke.
Xu Yuan was