"Everyone, please excuse me for now."
Yi Shuyuan rose as he spoke, glanced at the servant outside the door, and headed straight for the front courtyard after stepping outside.
Master Mo gave the servant a meaningful look. Reluctant though he was, the servant hurried after him.
In the Mo Residence's reception hall, Cao Yugao stood with his eyes closed, resting his mind. Two servants stood timidly to one side. A maid brought in some tea, but the moment she entered the hall, fear welled up in her heart.
"Sir, p-please have some tea."
The man in the reception hall opened his eyes slightly and glanced at the tea.
"Thank you."
Just then, the servant arrived with Yi Shuyuan.
"Mr. Yi is here!"
The servants standing beside the reception hall all breathed a sigh of relief and stepped aside. Yi Shuyuan waved them away with the back of his hand, signaling that they could leave, and they all withdrew.
Only after putting some distance between themselves and the reception hall did the servants feel considerably better.
For some reason, being anywhere near it always left their hearts fluttering with unease.
The servants whispered among themselves, convinced that the fellow visiting Mr. Yi must be a dangerous man!
Then they saw the man in the reception hall open his eyes. Frightened into silence, they hurried away.
Cao Yugao opened his eyes and looked outside. Seeing a gray-haired man in a blue robe and black outer coat approaching with calm, unhurried steps, entirely unaffected by his Thunder God aura, he knew this was the man he had come to see.
After looking Yi Shuyuan up and down, Cao Yugao felt as though he were looking at a mortal of considerable presence. He also understood that this immortal possessed extraordinary cultivation.
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