Yuan Chengdun, assuming Li Xuanxuan was merely pondering, continued waiting. But Li Xuanxuan's unfocused eyes and slumped face told another story. Breathing heavily, he suddenly snapped out of his trance and rasped, "Ah… this matter… still depends on Yuexiang's decision."2

He took a small step back after saying this, his weariness as an elder becoming evident. Yuan Chengdun paused in surprise, then turned to look at the young woman standing beside him.0

Li Yuexiang's gray-black eyes carried a trace of Li Yuanjiao's coloring. Her face was delicate and beautiful, but her most striking feature was her pair of phoenix-like eyes inherited from her mother.0

Yuan Chengdun met those eyes directly. They were bright and unwavering, without even the faintest trace of fear or deference, despite his reputation as a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator renowned throughout Jiangnan. Instead, her...0