A person conjured out of thin air?!
"Qiuqiu, quick... get behind Mommy." Nan Shuishui's body tensed. Not daring to breathe too loudly, she spoke with utmost caution.
The chill that had accumulated in the courtyard over the years from its proximity to the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Cave seemed to have received an emperor's command. It slowly crept toward her, faintly suppressing the soul power within her.
Was this a warning?!
Nan Shuishui had a feeling that the slightest suspicious movement would get her frozen into an ice sculpture on the spot by the seemingly harmless little green-haired girl before her.
"Mom... please give me a hand." A trembling voice, on the verge of tears, interrupted Nan Shuishui's daze.
Nan Shuishui glanced sideways. Her darling daughter was on her hands and knees atop the stone bench, sticking up her red, swollen bottom and looking at her pitifully with reddened eyes.
And the instrument responsible for all this was still in her own hand.
"..."
Nan Shuishui yanked her daughter behind her before looking ahead again, her heart pounding with fear.
These people had only prepared to sneak away late at night, so they clearly wanted valuables, not lives.
Moreover, even after being discovered, they had not immediately silenced the mother and daughter for good. There had to be room for negotiation.
"Seniors, what you seek must be the underground secret realm beneath my Dragon Gate, correct?"
Nan Shuishui swallowed, softening her tone.
"Heavenly treasures belong to those capable of claiming them. The Earth Dragon Sect willingly offers it to you with both hands." With that, she bowed deeply, making herself as humble as possible.
"You certainly know how to play along."
Tang Qi raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
"Not at all." Nan Shuishui forced a smile uglier than a crying face and