"Hmm?" Xiao Yi was taken aback.
But he swiftly reacted.
His mind was still connected to the Eight Dragons Burning Fire Furnace within the Universe Ring, and the furious flame ring, ready to burst forth, was instantly suppressed by him.
The sword edge of the Blizzard Sword in his hand came to a stop three inches from the middle-aged man’s throat.
The middle-aged man still did not move, merely bowing.
Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes and, with a twist of the sword edge, withdrew the Blizzard Sword.
"You won’t fight back?" Xiao Yi frowned.
"Hehe." The middle-aged man’s attitude changed drastically, chuckling a few times, "The Venerable Envoy jests, how dare I fight back?"
"Venerable Envoy?" Xiao Yi’s eyebrows furrowed tightly.
"Haha, the Venerable Envoy need not deceive me," the middle-aged man laughed, "I am from the Mengg Family of the Four-direction Domain; I know some secrets."
"Anyone who possesses the Ice Venerate Token must be among the top Supreme Geniuses of the Central Region."
"You, being so young, possess Peak Second Layer Earth Extreme cultivation and can unleash combat power not inferior to the Late Stage Earth Extreme."
"And you possess the top-grade primordial artifact."
"If I still cannot discern the Venerable Envoy’s identity, wouldn’t I be a fool?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi was puzzled, but his expression did not change.
"Oh, by the way, which Venerable Envoy from the Ice Emperor Palace are you?"
"I heard that the oldest Ice Venerate Token was lost countless years ago."
"Inside the Ice Emperor Palace, all the Supreme Geniuses have been searching high and low."
"Running around various ancient Cave Mansions, Ancient Relics."
"The Venerable Envoy has come to this relic for this reason, right?"
The middle-aged man, with an ingratiating smile, attempted to ingratiate Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi pondered silently, saying nothing.
The middle-aged man continued to talk incessantly, "I truly never expected to meet the Venerable Envoy in such a remote place as the Fengxu Kingdom."
"It is truly fortunate for me in this lifetime."
The middle-aged man even adopted a flattering expression.
Xiao Yi still said nothing, his face cold.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man frowned and asked, "Venerable Envoy? Did I say something wrong?"
As he spoke, the expression on the middle-aged man’s face changed, "Could it be that the Venerable Envoy is not from the Ice Emperor Palace, but a Supreme Genius of the Ice Storm Sword Pavilion."
"That’s right, that’s right, the sword technique the Venerable Envoy wielded just now was the Cold Ice Dao, surely you are from the Sword Pavilion."
"Enough," Xiao Yi uttered coldly.
"Haven’t the elders of your Mengg Family told you that some questions should not be asked?"
"Yes, yes, I spoke too much," the middle-aged man’s face flashed with fright.
"The Four-direction Domain, the Mengg Family, right? I know this family," Xiao Yi said coldly with a playful sneer.
"I am here on other urgent matters."
"Remember this, keep your mouth shut, if anyone finds out about today’s matter, the consequences..."
"I understand," the middle-aged man bowed immediately.
"Good," Xiao Yi said haughtily, "There’s nothing else, you can leave."
"But remember my warning."
"Merely the Mengg Family, I could obliterate it with a single word."
Xiao Yi feigned arrogance.
"Please rest assured, Venerable Envoy, I have already forgotten today’s incident," the middle-aged man bowed.
"Venerable Envoy, I take my leave."
"Hmm," Xiao Yi nodded.
The middle-aged man bowed once more, his figure flashed, turning into a puff of light smoke, and disappeared on the spot.
After a long while, Xiao Yi cautiously looked around.
His powerful perception covered the entire relic.
Not being able to defeat the middle-aged man was one thing, but escaping his perception was impossible.
Several minutes later, with no further anomalies, Xiao Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Pfft." A thick mouthful of bloody phlegm was spat out.
Luckily, the middle-aged man had held back at the end.