Family drama was typically beneath her notice, but something about this young man's desperation resonated.
"Revenge against someone else is not something I involve myself in," she began, but before she could finish the dismissal, something changed.
The air around them suddenly thickened with overwhelming power—true immortal aura that made her own Void Returning cultivation seem insignificant by comparison.
:: Child, do not dismiss this opportunity so quickly. ::
The voice seemed to come from Zhao Chen.
Her golden eyes widened as she turned to stare at Zhao Chen, specifically at the simple ring on his finger that now pulsed with otherworldly light.
She was not in fear but more so in surprise that someone of that strength was present in this place and had chosen—
"What do you want?" she asked, her tone shifting to one of wary respect.
Dealing with sealed immortals was a speciality of her clan, but the power radiating from that ring was genuine—and ancient.
