With a somewhat dazed look at Leng Bingshuang, who was strolling into the cave, Xiao Yan 'Xiao Yan expression gradually froze. Finally, a bead of cold sweat fell from his forehead and into his dark eyes. The sudden shock brought Xiao Yan back to his senses.
"Well..."
Xiao Yan quickly stood up. Even with Xiao Yan arrogance, he had to restrain himself in front of this woman, as her terrifying presence was truly difficult for him to face.
Xiao Yan cupped his hands in a gesture of Leng Bingshuang and was about to step forward when the latter raised her proud and aloof eyes and glared at him fiercely. With that one look, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan as if the space around him had frozen, and he was unable to move at all.
Leng Bingshuang withdrew her gaze, took light steps, and slowly walked to the stone table in the cave. Her slender figure slowly sat down like a water snake. Then, the woman let out a soft hum, and the space around Xiao Yan immediately relaxed. Xiao Yan couldn't help but sit down on the bed again.
" Qianqian wants you to sit, then sit. Otherwise, if that girl sees you, she'll start criticizing me again."
Although the delicate voice was enough to make one's heart race, Xiao Yan had no interest in appreciating its magnetic and gentle tone.
With a solemn expression, Xiao Yan kept his head down the whole time, his gaze fixed on Leng Bingshuang's pair of fair and delicate little feet that were completely exposed to the air, his mind filled with countless thoughts.
Seeing Xiao Yan's appearance, Leng Bingshuang couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she said indifferently:
"Tell me, who exactly are you? And what is your purpose in coming to the heart of Xilin?"
As she spoke, Leng Bingshuang's pair of icy blue eyes remained fixed on Xiao Yan's slightly lowered face, a glint of light emanating from the depths of her beautiful eyes.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was slightly surprised. This woman was still suspicious of his identity. She was really cautious to an extreme!
Faced with such a powerful woman, Xiao Yan naturally dared not utter those words aloud.
"Since you keep asking me this question, I won't hesitate to answer it again."
Xiao Yan raised his head slightly, his wary gaze shifting from the latter's small feet to Leng Bingshuang's stunningly beautiful face.
"I will not change my name or surname. My name is Xiao Yan. I have come to the Xilin Mountain Range only to borrow a passage; I have no other purpose."
"Hmph, what a fine excuse for 'borrowing a passage.' If it's just borrowing a passage, why insist on entering my Xilin Mountain Range? Wouldn't it be more convenient to simply pass through your human cities?"
Leng Bingshuang clearly didn't believe Xiao Yan's explanation. After all, Xiao Yan was just a mere Five-Star Half-Emperor, yet he dared to venture alone into the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range. If he didn't have some ulterior motive, probably no one would believe it!
"If that works, then I really won't need to enter the Xilin Mountain Range. However, I have some grudges with the Four Great Sects of the Western Lin Region. They would love for me to enter those cities, so how could I dare to go through there?"
Xiao Yan shook his head and chuckled.
Seeing Xiao Yan's seemingly genuine expression, Leng Bingshuang couldn't help but frown slightly. Her beautiful eyes flickered, and she asked again in a cold voice:
"Hmph, what makes you think you're worthy of the Four Great Sects ' attention? You're just a Five-Star Half-Emperor. Even ordinary Dou Di wouldn't be a threat to the sect leaders of the Four Great Sects. And you?"
Her Leng Bingshuang eyes narrowed slightly, a chilling light gathering within her ice-blue pupils.
"My strength is indeed insignificant to them, but the Heavenly Severing Steps I possess is enough to make everyone in the Western Region attack me."
The moment Xiao Yan finished speaking, he took a step and instantly disappeared from the spot like a gust of Xiao Yan.
When Xiao Yan reappeared, he was already standing in front of the heavy stone door, and then in the blink of an eye, he was back in the same spot.
Raising his gaze, Xiao Yan looked directly at Leng Bingshuang and said in a deep voice:
"What do you think of this?"
Seeing Xiao Yan unleash the Heavenly Severing Steps once again, a hint of surprise flashed across Leng Bingshuang's indifferent face, but she quickly concealed it perfectly.
"As expected, it's the Heavenly Severing Steps. The Four Great Sects have been searching for it for hundreds of years, and now it's in the hands of a mere Five-Star Half-Emperor. So, you're from the Liu Clan?"
The Liu Clan naturally refers to the Liu Clan that Liu Feng established back then, and also the small Liu Clan in Qingyang City today. Despite the changes of the times, Leng Bingshuang still can't help but think of some people and things from back then whenever Heavenly Severing Steps is mentioned.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head, saying:
"I am not Liu Clan, but I have some connection with the Liu Clan, which is why I was able to obtain this Heavenly Severing Steps. As for my grudges with the Four Great Sects, I'm sure you already understand, senior."
Leng Bingshuang Shuang nodded coldly, then raised her beautiful eyes again, her icy gaze fixed on Xiao Yan. That chilling gaze made Xiao Yan's heart tighten slightly.
"Even if you can prove you have no connection with the Four Great Sects, how can you prove that you didn't come to my Xilin Mountain Range with ulterior motives?"
Leng Bingshuang narrowed her beautiful eyes, and a chilling aura quickly spread from her body. Xiao Yan felt as if the space around him had become icy cold, as if he were in a freezing cellar.
Xiao Yan's brows furrowed as he warily scanned the space around him, where the temperature was steadily dropping. His face was grave, and he was speechless at Leng Bingshuang's words.
Indeed, he could only prove that he had no connection with the Four Great Sects, but he could never prove his intention to come to the Xilin Mountain Range. After all, he was still in the Xilin Mountain Range, and as long as he did not leave, he could not prove himself.
"Hmph, I can give you three days. Leave here in three days, and I can pretend nothing happened. Before then, you must not step out of this stone chamber. Otherwise, even with Qianqian protecting you, you will absolutely not leave alive!"
Her Leng Bingshuang eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan, her icy blue pupils flashing with unparalleled cold light, and she spoke in a chilling voice.
After speaking, Leng Bingshuang slowly rose from beside the stone table and strolled away with light steps, intending to leave the cave.
"If I'm not mistaken, you probably still have some old injuries that haven't healed!"
However, the next moment, Xiao Yan's voice suddenly came, and Leng Bingshuang's pretty face couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
Immediately, as Leng Bingshuang turned around, a chilling killing intent suddenly swept out from her body, and the temperature in the entire cave dropped rapidly. Xiao Yan's face also turned pale.