"You haven't reached level sixty yet."
"I'm not drinking."
She held the wine cup out to Ning Xian.
"I was only pouring wine for you, Senior."
Ning Xian took the cup.
Only after Dugu Yan watched him drain the wine in the cup did she set the wine gourd back on the table.
Liu Erlong did not interrupt.
She knew Ning Xian's strength, and she also understood that Spirit Hall's invitation this time was not merely to ask about Tang Hao.
Spirit City.
The Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong stood high above the great hall.
Her purple robe trailed to the floor, and she held a golden scepter in her hand.
Several Cardinals stood on either side of the great hall with their heads lowered.
A Deacon hurried into the hall.
"Your Holiness, Ning Xian has entered Spirit City."
Bibi Dong raised her eyes.
"Who is with him?"
"Dugu Yan and Liu Erlong."
"Dugu Bo didn't accompany them?"
"No."
Bibi Dong gripped her scepter.
"Let them in."
The palace doors slowly opened.
Ning Xian walked at the front.
He wore white, with the Celadon Gourd hanging at his waist.
Dugu Yan held his arm, her long white dress falling to her feet.
Liu Erlong followed behind the two of them.
The three entered the Papal Palace.
The Cardinals on either side raised their heads, then quickly withdrew their gazes.
Ning Xian did not stop.
He led Dugu Yan and Liu Erlong straight to the center of the great hall.
Bibi Dong looked at him.
"Ning Xian."
"Bibi Dong."
"You killed Zhao Wuji, then Yu Xiaogang, and crippled Tang Hao as well."
"Yes."
Bibi Dong's fingers settled on the top of her scepter.
"Do you know their connections to Spirit Hall?"
"Yes."
"And you still struck?"
"They attacked me first."
Bibi Dong