They had made no threats, nor was the question difficult to answer. Her attitude gradually began to irk the Summer Path Mountain group. In the Artifact Refining World, few disciples of any sect dared put on airs before Summer Path Mountain, let alone someone all on her own.
Having received Shi Chun's warning, Wu Jinliang also saw for himself that something was wrong with the lone woman.
After waiting a little, Gu Liani could no longer keep her displeasure to herself. "What, is that question so difficult to answer?"
The lone woman finally spoke, asking in return, "Must I answer?"
Her slow delivery carried a slightly halting dullness, her voice soft and gentle. That manner of speaking was hard to describe. In short, she seemed to have trouble getting her words out, though she did not stutter. It was as if she felt her way through each word, making the listener hear one and instinctively try to guess what the next would be.
Speaking seemed a little tiring for her, and listening took quite a bit of effort too.
Still, the underlying timbre of her voice was pleasant, like drops falling from underground stalactites in the darkness, plink, plonk.
Her question left Gu Liani somewhat speechless. Saying "certainly" or "you must" would seem a little like throwing her weight around, but since they had come over, they naturally wanted to know. She replied, "Is your sect something you can't show people?"
The lone woman thought again before replying, "Everyone in our sect died." Then, as though remembering something, she calmly added in a soft voice, "Except me."
The Summer Path Mountain group looked slightly startled and doubtful, their eyes instinctively turning toward the dark depths of the Forbidden Ground.
Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang exchanged a glance.
Yuan Yao asked,