"Lady Ao Li!"
Gu Chenfeng's pupils contracted sharply in considerable surprise.
After all, he had just been considering how to get this female Dragon Race elder to shed some blood.
How could he not be startled when she suddenly appeared in the hall of his pavilion?
"You seem rather nervous."
Ao Li glanced at Gu Chenfeng, her tone as cold as ice.
Yet her elegant movements as she brewed and savored her tea, together with the wisps of steam rising from it, made the scene feel vivid to Gu Chenfeng.
"I haven't seen you lately, my lady, and thought you were in seclusion. I never expected Lady Ao Li to come here in person. Do you have any instructions for me?"
Gu Chenfeng quickly steadied himself and replied.
"It seems the injuries you suffered in the arena have mostly healed, and your cultivation has nearly recovered as well."
Gu Chenfeng was surprised.
"You've already heard about that, my lady?"
"Why did you accept their challenges?"
"I..."
"My dignity and honor do not need to be defended in such a childish way.
"As my Dragon Servant, loyalty is only part of what is required of you. You also need to use your brain. They wanted to cripple you. Couldn't you see that?
"Don't be so foolish again. Otherwise, you'll deserve it if you die."
Yet Ao Li's rebuke stirred something in Gu Chenfeng's heart.
Although her tone remained icy, it seemed to carry a faint trace of concern.
Moreover, she knew all about his battles in the Dragon-Seizing Arena.
Could this woman have mistaken me for a loyal servant, thinking I risked my life fighting for her?
Naturally, Gu Chenfeng could not tell her that he had done it entirely to collect essence blood and that it really had little to