Wei Dan flew into a rage. His voice rose an octave. “Little Ying, are you testing my patience? Are you courting death?”

“Courting death?” Old Mi smiled mournfully. “Who would choose to die if they could live?”

Zu An grew sad. Even though he was always worried that Old Mi might have some ulterior objective for helping him, they had known each other for so long. It was difficult to see him like this.

A sudden noise came from a distance away. The pitched battle had clearly alarmed the people within the Chu Estate, prompting a party of guards to investigate.

Zu An was contemplating whether he should ask the Chu clan members for help. In the end, however, he decided not to.

Even the most powerful experts in the Chu Estate had been killed by Old Mi, and this Wei Dan seemed to be even stronger.

Qin Wanru was only at the sixth rank, and she was in no condition to help out. Even though the guards...