"You're welcome? Haha, Young Master Tianling, did I hear that right? These two girls actually said they won't go easy on us!"
Tianling snorted coldly. "If you two ladies are willing to come with us, we certainly won't cause you any trouble. But if you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, then don't blame us for using force!"
A powerful aura radiated from Tianling's body, bearing down on
"Ye Ziyun, we still have that scroll
If Ye Ziyun died,
"Ning'er, whatever happens, we leave together. If we both make it out alive, I hope we can still be like sisters, just like when we were little!" A glimmer of tears surfaced in Ye Ziyun's eyes. In this moment, Ning'er's first instinct had been to make sure she got away.
Xiao Ning'er looked at Ye Ziyun, and a flood of memories rushed through her mind. They had once been like real sisters, gradually drifting apart over worldly matters. Hearing Ye Ziyun's words, a quiet ache stirred in Xiao Ning'er's heart. She said nothing, but she had already accepted what Ye Ziyun said.
"Have you two finished deciding? We don't have all day!" Wu Yu snarled with a savage expression, afraid that Nie Li might show up again.
The group advanced slowly toward Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er.
Even though they could feel Tianling's terrifying aura pressing down on them, bringing an overwhelming sense of pressure, the two girls remained remarkably composed. They were both celebrated daughters of the
Xiao Ning'er stared at Wu Yu and Tianling as they closed in with cruel, mocking grins. She pulled out the golden scroll Xiao Yu had given them and held it up before her.
"Do you have any idea what this is?" Xiao Ning'er demanded coldly, a bead of sweat forming in her palm. If what Xiao Yu gave them turned out to be useless, they were in real trouble.
"Hahaha, you think pulling out a scroll can deal with all of us?" Wu Yu laughed arrogantly. These two human girls were truly foolish.
Just as Wu Yu was cackling, Tianling slapped him on the back of the head with a thud. His laughter cut off abruptly.
"You idiot, didn't you see what that is!" Tianling hissed in a low, furious voice.
At Tianling's words, Wu Yu froze. He took a careful look at what Xiao Ning'er was holding, and his expression changed drastically. Deep terror welled up in his eyes. He swallowed hard, cursing
"Young mistresses, if you had shown us this token earlier, we never would have dared offend you. On behalf of my family, I offer my sincerest apologies. If you are still not satisfied, I, Tianling, am willing to offer my own head. Please forgive us." Tianling hung his head, the arrogance and swagger from before completely gone, replaced by a face full of deference and humility.
Wu Yu shrank back as well. The moment he recalled the terrifying legend behind it, a chill ran down his spine.
Ten years ago, a super family in Nether City offended someone carrying this kind of golden scroll. The entire clan was exterminated—no one survived. Among the powerful figures who destroyed that super family, it was said that several were divine servants under the command of the Nether Domain's master.
Three years ago, a young upstart had paraded around with a golden scroll, swindling and deceiving people. He and his entire family were wiped out to the last person.
From then on, the patterns on that golden scroll had been compiled into an illustrated catalog, and every member of every great family had memorized them one by one. No one wanted to face clan extermination!
After that, the golden scroll had never appeared again. No one expected it to surface in the hands of Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er!
Though Tianling and his group were typically overbearing and domineering, they understood that in the Nether Domain world, there were people they simply could not afford to provoke—especially those connected to the Nether Domain's master.
Both Tianling and Wu Yu had their heads bowed. The rest of the group trembled, not daring to utter a word.
The moment they thought about what that golden scroll represented, they all understood that the slightest misstep could bring annihilation upon their own families.
Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er were both slightly stunned. They hadn't expected the golden scroll in their hands to be so effective—it had shut down Tianling, Wu Yu, and the others in one move. The two girls exchanged a glance. Being the clever, perceptive young women they were, they could easily deduce that Xiao Yu must have an astonishing background and origin—one that people like Tianling could never afford to cross.
"Now get lost. Don't let us see you again," Xiao Ning'er said, her gaze cold and sharp.
Tianling and Wu Yu glanced at each other. They hadn't expected Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er to let them off without pursuing the matter further. Not daring to linger for even a moment, they scrambled away in disgrace.
In short order, Tianling, Wu Yu, and the rest disappeared into the distant forest.
"Young Master Tianling, I have a feeling something doesn't add up. Were those two women bluffing us with a fake?" Wu Yu said, frowning.