After the person in the water curtain appeared, he did not speak. He simply watched Xiang He beside the waterweed in silence. Once Xiang He sensed his aura, his translucent figure suddenly swept a hand forward.
An invisible barrier quietly appeared, and in an instant, the chirping from the insects in the surrounding waterweed, along with the rustle of the night wind stirring the grass, all vanished.
The silhouette in the water curtain seemed utterly unresponsive to this. Only after sensing that the restriction had isolated them from the outside world did he finally speak.
"What did you have me come here for?"
That blurry figure was nothing but a mass of black shadow in the water. When his voice came through, it likewise carried the distorted sense of rolling waves, giving off an extremely ethereal feeling, the sound shifting near and far as if not quite real.
"If I sought you out, naturally there is something I need to instruct you on. At a time like this, if I looked for you inside the clan, do you think that would be convenient?"
Xiang He said displeasedly. The man fell silent. Yes—at a time like this, meeting the other party would be fine if no one saw them, but otherwise, it would be harmful to him.
"Say it, then. What do you want me to do? Last time, we basically discussed it already. You know what I'm capable of. If you want this squad's ranking to drop sharply, I can't do that. I'm only one of them!"
"Of course you don't have that kind of ability. You still can't affect the entire squad. But affecting a single person, I imagine you can manage that."
"Oh? Affect who?"
"That oddity!"
"Him? So that was your idea all along. Why didn't you