Lady Xiao Luan dazedly stood outside the door for a long time. While she was hesitating about whether she should knock again, she turned around and saw that hunchbacked and seemingly unremarkable old man.0

Lady Xiao Luan was skilled at reading the speech and expressions of other people, and when she had first encountered this old man in the corridor to the Vast Snow Hall, she had noticed that he was significantly concealing his strength, from his breathing all the way to his footfalls. He had purposely suppressed his martial arts cultivation base to the fifth tier. After silently appearing on the fourth floor of the Purple Qi Palace, however, he was now radiating with a martial arts aura similar to that of Sun Dengxian.0

Judging from this, it was very clear that this old man was a shrewd and calculating person.0

The river goddess could only tell that the old subordinate was a superior martial arts grandmaster who was stronger than Sun Dengxian. However, she couldn't tell whether he had already advanced to the Vajra Body Tier, nor could she tell if he had reached the Spirit Refining Tiers and was advancing toward the End Tier of martial arts.0

Since Lady Xiao Luan couldn't determine the cultivation base of this pure martial artist, it was a clear sign that she needed to be vigilant.0

The hunchbacked old man's smile almost gave Lady Xiao Luan goosebumps, and the words that came out of his mouth made her feel even more uncomfortable. 0

"Lady Xiao Luan, were you denied an audience by my young master? Don't feel bad, my young master has always been like this, and he isn't specifically targeting Lady Xiao Luan."0

Lady Xiao Luan's expression remained calm and composed, and she looked for the right words in her mind before saying with a faint smile, "Old Mister, it suddenly started to rain tonight, and you should also be aware that a river deity like me will naturally feel a sense of intimacy with the rain. After finally dispersing the alcohol in my body with much difficulty, I seized the opportunity to go on a midnight stroll around the Purple Qi Palace, and I coincidentally saw your young master practicing fist techniques in the corridor on the fourth floor. 0

"I initially thought that Young Master Chen was a cultivator, a young sword immortal with a bright future, yet I was surprised to discover that Young Master Chen's fist intent was actually...0