The young woman in black instantly relaxed, then laughed, “Without the Nine Tripod Suppression Barrier Formation, you can’t keep me here.”

She was extremely beautiful, with pearly teeth and fair, clear features. She had a charming smile, and even her voice was sweet and appealing.

Never mind ordinary people; even cultivators who prioritized tempering their hearts would have found her beauty difficult to resist.

Su Yi laughed too. “If there’s no grudge between us, I naturally won’t stop you from leaving. If there is a grudge, you won’t be able to escape, not even if you grow wings.”

The young woman blinked her serene, beautiful eyes, then tittered. “That so? Tell me then, Young Lord Su; is there a grudge between us?”

“Are you the one who hurt the old blind man?” asked Su Yi.

“You mean that Ghost Lantern Sarcophagus Bearer? Yes, I’m the one who hurt him,” she admitted freely.

“Oh,” said Su Yi. He turned over his hand, revealing a gray, crystalline thread. “And is this Soul-Tethering Thread yours?”

She nodded. “It is.”

Kcch!

Su Yi’s fingers closed around the thread, instantly reducing it to ash.

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