Though his heart was stirred, Zhou Zida still remembered his task. He turned his hand, and the blade glimmered with a silvery light in the fire.
"Miss, you're beautiful, so don't try to stand out. If you get hurt, there won't be anywhere for you to cry," he said.
Nanli raised an eyebrow and smiled, her smile bright like a pearl. "Looking at your technique, you must be at the Qi Refining stage, right? Did the master of Penglai Island send you here?"
Zhou Zida snorted, "That's right. The cultivators from Penglai Island can't just come to the Human World to kill; they had to send me instead."
Master Zhao quickly reminded, "Your Highness the Ninth Princess, he just said he hasn't reached Base Building yet, so he's not considered a cultivator. Killing mortals won't bring down heavenly punishment, so you need to be careful."
Nanli nodded and asked, "Did someone ask you to deliver something?"