The captain of the patrolling enforcement squad was a woman. An enormous ball of water still hovered in her hand-the very ball that had just saved Su Jiu.
The other squad members swiftly subdued everyone involved in the fight.
At the sight of Su Jiu's sect robes, surprise flickered across the captain's face. Then she cupped her hands and bowed. "Martial Uncle."
That greeting shocked not only the Enforcement Hall members but Qin Ming and the others as well. Huang Feng's face turned green, as though he had swallowed a fly.
Who could have imagined that such a little girl held so senior a position in the Azure Tide Sect's hierarchy?
Noticing the confusion in Su Jiu's eyes, the woman explained, "I'm Shi Ya, disciple of Shi Lei, the Stone Forest Peak master's eldest personal disciple."
Su Jiu understood. She had actually had little contact with Senior Brother Shi Lei in her previous life. First, Stone Forest Peak's personal disciples were much older than those of the other peaks. Second, its senior brothers all had higher cultivation than theirs, so even their training journeys never brought them together. She therefore knew little about matters there, let alone Shi Ya's existence.
She was not surprised that Stone Forest Peak knew about her. Although the sect had not widely announced her entry into Ice Veil Peak, those old fellows at the top who needed to know surely already knew.
Until now, Shi Ya had held the highest rank here. With Su Jiu present, the decision naturally fell to her. Shi Ya asked respectfully, "Martial Uncle, how should we deal with these people?"
Even bound, Huang Feng continued spewing abuse. "Has the Azure Tide Sect fallen so low? All these people taking orders from a little brat?"
The woman was iron-fisted and utterly