In a spacious, magnificent hall, a man sat on the throne at its very center.
Two rows of subordinates knelt below him, yet not one dared to speak.
A water mirror hovered before the man. Ripples slowly spread across its surface, revealing a scene unfolding elsewhere.
Suddenly, as though he had spotted something amusing, the man stood. He stared at the bell in the woman's hand within the water mirror and murmured, "The Sound-Mixing Bell."
Then the woman's cool, clear voice rang out from the image. "Who is your master?"
Most of the kneeling subordinates began trembling when they heard that question.
The man in the image, entranced by the Sound-Mixing Bell, was just about to speak when he exploded with a bang, blood spraying everywhere as his entire body was blown to pieces.
But the woman reacted incredibly quickly, instantly enveloping everyone in a Defensive Barrier.
The man's gaze shifted slightly as he muttered to himself, "This young lady is quite formidable. Such quick reactions. A pity I activated the water mirror a little late. I wonder what they said before this."
"Someone must have placed a restriction on him." The young woman in the image frowned slightly.
Then, as though sensing something, she looked around, but the confusion on her face seemed genuine.
The man continued, "Her Divine Sense is powerful too. This spiritual water mirror was once a Spirit Severing Stage senior's Magic Treasure. To think she could actually detect it."
A man carrying a heavy sword on his back said to the woman, "Then we probably won't get anything out of the other one either."
The woman nodded. Since they both served the same person, they must have been subjected to the same restriction.
Ever since entering the shop, Su Jiu had vaguely sensed that something