"Tsk, tsk. How did you end up so frightened? I still remember those bold declarations you made back then, after you broke through Medusa's seal with my help!"
Hun Changqing walked toward Hai Bodong with his arms folded, giving him an ambiguous smile as he spoke. Medusa's icy gaze had clearly left Hai Bodong shaken.
"Heh, my lord, please don't tease me anymore. The Deputy Hall Master's gaze is far too lethal. I really can't stand up to it!"
Hai Bodong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then gave Hun Changqing an awkward smile, his face full of bitterness as he spoke with lingering fear.
"All right. Is the situation in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital really as dire as you said? Dire enough that you had to ask me to hurry back immediately?"
Hun Changqing glanced at Hai Bodong as he spoke.
Hearing Hun Changqing ask about this, Hai Bodong dared not delay and hurriedly answered with a solemn expression.
"Yes, my lord. The matter with the Misty Cloud Sect has become urgent. Many branches of the Mittel Auction House have already suffered severe blows. Before leaving, I made special arrangements for Ya Fei, and she has returned to the family. Nothing has happened to her yet, but the Misty Cloud Sect seems to have stopped trying to conceal its intentions. They mean to seize the Mittel Family by force. If we arrive even a few days late, it's very possible that..."
Hai Bodong did not finish, but Hun Changqing understood what he meant. A cold, sinister gleam rose in his eyes, instantly sending the temperature around them plummeting. Even Hai Bodong, an ice cultivator, could not help shivering. He knew that whenever Hun Changqing wore that look, it meant he wanted to kill.
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