Time ticked away slowly. People downstairs were chatting leisurely. Finally, after nearly an hour, the noises from the room ceased.
The hands covering his ears slowly let go, and only when Wang Feng was sure there was no more sound inside did he rush downstairs. In this extremely thrilling moment, he nearly fell head over heels.
"Master… there's… there's no sound anymore." After finally landing safely, he immediately ran to Ling Xi's side to report; that past hour had been sheer agony for him, to the point where he wished he could make himself deaf.
"Hmm." She nodded indifferently, her gaze shifting to Wang Liang, as her cool voice rose above everyone's, "I once said that so long as you don't kill him, you can deal with Xue Xueren in any way you want, and I won't interfere. Those words... still stand." Because that was her promise.
