The old man raised his crutch slightly, pointing its crooked tip towards her husbands.
"Because..." A sly, mischievous smile stretched across his wrinkled face. "...they are looking at me as though they want to tear me apart and swallow me alive right now."
The beastmen's expressions darkened instantly. Rong Ye took one heavy step forward, his aura flaring. "You're right."
The old man laughed softly. "See? Even now, he is calculating the fastest way to kill me."
Su Qinglan sighed, shaking her head. "Then just sit right here in the courtyard. There is no need for me to go anywhere alone with you."
The old man shook his head slowly. "Can you really bear for them to hear what I have to say?" His voice suddenly dropped, becoming extraordinarily soft, almost a breathless whisper meant only for her ears.
"Once certain words enter their ears... there are some things that can never be forgotten or undone."
Su Qinglan's heart violently skipped a beat.
