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Su Yi’s eyebrows rose. “Is that a threat?”
The elderly dwarf shook his head. “You’re the guest His Excellency wants to see. This old man wouldn’t dare to threaten you.”
Su Yi walked over to the illusory portal floating above the stone stele.
A hint of a smile tugged at the dwarf’s lips, as if he’d long since anticipated this. “If you please!”
But Su Yi just stood there, stroking his jaw as he looked at the dwarf. “Tell me, if I kill you, will it anger that divine emissary of yours?”
The dwarf’s smile froze in place, and he suddenly raised his head. “I’m an insignificant figure tasked only with watching over the gateway. Surely someone of your status wouldn’t make trouble for me?”
He was only two feet tall, bony, and hunched. He only reached Su Yi’s knees, making him seem extraordinarily paltry.
But as he spoke, terrifying, calamitous light undulated around him, and his bronze lantern silently swayed.
Su Yi’s gaze was calm and indifferent. He said slowly, “If you’re really so insignificant, go ahead and kneel before this lofty one. I’d like to hear you call me ‘grandfather.’”
The elderly dwarf was at a loss...
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