A powerful aura emanated from the black-robed man, pressing down on me so heavily that I could barely breathe. Fighting off the sickening pressure, I pulled Wu Mengli behind me and demanded sternly, "Who are you? Why are you blocking our path?"
The black-robed man let out a sinister, raspy laugh like a cracked gong. "Our path? Wu Mengli, as the young lady of the Wu Family, instead of properly cultivating at home, what are you doing running off to this perilous Sanctuary? Could it be you're planning to elope?"
Hearing those words made my blood boil. The black-robed man was deliberately provoking us, trying to make us lose our tempers! I opened my mouth to retort, but Wu Mengli gently tugged at my sleeve. She shook her head, signaling me not to act rashly just yet.
Chapter 59