Neither the Child Lu nor the Elder Dao-Wang had expected Lady Ning to be so protective of a junior like Chen Xuan. If Chen Xuan’s performance throughout their journey hadn't been so unlike that of an orthodox cultivator, they would have genuinely believed he had some deep connection with Lady Ning and her husband, Liu Tianzheng.
With both Lady Ning and Liu Tianzheng now declaring their intent to shelter Chen Xuan, the two evil-path experts, no matter how much they disliked him, would not act against him at the risk of losing their reason.
"Fine," Elder Dao-Wang said, suppressing his fury. "Lu and I will help this brat break the seal on one herb, but as we do, he must produce that small stone tablet to break the seal at the entrance to the fifth floor!"
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