"Who's there?"
The Azure-Maned Lion on the couch naturally opened his eyes first. To prevent any mishaps, he also knocked out the consort beside him.
Hiss, hiss...
A teeth-grating sound, like nails scraping across a blackboard, rang out. A moment later, every guard and palace maid outside fainted.
"I died such a terrible death..."
"So terrible..."
An elusive voice echoed back and forth through the bedchamber, filled with accusation and resentment. Anyone who heard it would have shivered.
But who was the Azure-Maned Lion?
He was Immortal Qiu Shou, one of Jiejiao's Seven Attendant Immortals. Naturally, he would never fear such petty tricks of ghosts and spirits!
"What little ghost dares play these tricks? You're courting death!"
Bang!
The Azure-Maned Lion casually waved his hand, sending a beam of brown divine light straight toward the place where the yin qi was thickest.
Thud!
A muffled sound rang out.
"Immortal Qiu Shou... have you forgotten the wrongs done to our Jiejiao? Our fellow disciples died such terrible deaths, such terrible deaths. Can you truly rest easy as the Chan Sect's running dog?"
Then an ethereal voice drifted in from outside.
"What? You're my senior brother from Jiejiao?"
At the mention of Immortal Qiu Shou, the Azure-Maned Lion's expression changed. The familiar name of Jiejiao struck him straight in the heart.
"Who? Who are you? Which of my Jiejiao brothers are you?"
He hurried after the voice, but just as he rushed through the doorway, he saw a shadowy figure flying west.
This fellow disciple of Jiejiao seemed afraid.
The Azure-Maned Lion glanced at the unconscious guards and palace maids, then transformed into a streak of azure light and gave chase.
After all, he had not heard that name in many years.
Nor had he heard the name of Jiejiao.
Soon, he