"Did you know that the girl named Wang Lici is a member of my clan?" Wang Shouzhe neither confirmed nor denied his declaration of loyalty, but a chill curled across his lips. "Moreover, her bloodline aptitude is First Rate, no weaker than yours. If anything happened to her..."
"Ah?"
Si Wuyou's face went pale. Cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and deep fear rose within him.
He had remained calm before because he was certain that the Immortal Venerable would fear the Saint Clan behind him and would not dare kill him.
But the situation was different now. If this Holy Son used avenging his clanswoman as a pretext to kill him, then even if the ancestor behind his family learned the truth afterward, he could only swallow his broken teeth with blood.
He hurriedly protested, "H-Holy Son, I've been wronged! I truly was framed. That fool—no, Miss Lici—started punching through the spatial tunnel the moment she arrived..."
"Enough. I said I'm not a Holy Son. Just call me Young Master." Wang Shouzhe impatiently interrupted him. "Tell me exactly what happened. Do not conceal even the slightest detail."
"Yes, yes, yes, Young Master Shouzhe."
Si Wuyou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He no longer dared argue and instead recounted the entire sequence of events truthfully.
In order to rid himself of responsibility, he described it in exceptional detail.
Wang Shouzhe half-closed his eyes, as though replaying the situation in his mind.
Only after a while did he let out a long breath. "That spatial tunnel led to the Ruin Domain, and its location was near the New Luo Immortal Dynasty? Then it should not be too much of a problem. Lici has quite a few protective items on her, as well as a Holy Emperor's Protection. At a