Li Yan suddenly asked this, causing Shuang Qingqing, who was about to take flight, to pause. She looked at Li Yan in puzzlement.
"What, do you have dealings with them too? Or did you provoke them by accident? That clan is notorious for holding grudges over the smallest slight."
She already knew that Li Yan had offended the Tianlan Clan. Although the Tianlan Clan had now been destroyed, a centipede did not cease to wriggle even after death. Li Yan and Zhao Min were surely regarded as mortal enemies by them.
This was not the Desolate Moon Continent. They had no great tree behind them to lean upon. Making as few enemies among the various clans as possible was the wisest course.
"Not that. I wanted to know whether the Dark Spirit Demon Bat clan has any experts above the Nascent Soul Realm?
"If they do, then once I confirm that something is not a problem, perhaps I can invite an expert from that clan as well..."
Before Li Yan could finish, the warning in Shuang Qingqing's expression first turned into confusion, then boundless astonishment.
"Kid, are you saying you can even invite Meng Shangmo, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, to act? You know an old monster of that level?"
Li Yan immediately felt his chest tighten, as though even breathing had become difficult. Shuang Qingqing at once noticed his pale face and realized that she had failed to restrain her aura.
The pressure of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was not something Li Yan could withstand. Fortunately, Shuang Qingqing noticed in time. Her aura had only been released for an instant before being withdrawn, vanishing before it could even reach Zhao Min at the side.
Shuang Qingqing also realized the flaw in her question. Li Yan clearly did not