Done talking to the system, Max was about to check why he had felt that vague tug in his mind when suddenly he heard a low growl.
Grrr~
He instantly became alert and looked in the distance where he saw two gleaming orbs. These were obviously not any orbs but the eyes of some beast that he wasn't able to see because its body was reflecting all light.
Thump!
His heart skipped a beat as a foreboding feeling arose in his heart. As if to confirm his fears, he suddenly became aware of several other gazes fixed on him from all sides—he was surrounded.
Before he could react…
SWOOSH—!
Several dark shadows lunged at him.
…
Red City… Gu Family…
Zhao Ziyan and Gu Ruolan were sitting in Zhao Ziyan's courtyard. Zhao Ziyan was casually sipping tea while looking at Gu Ruolan, who sat there with the tea cup in her hand and her gaze unfocused in thought.
After a while, Gu Ruolan finally looked at Zhao Ziyan and asked, "Elder Sister… have you broken through to the Bone Tempering realm?"
