He must pay with his own blood for what he owes in blood.

After returning to Imperial Scenery Garden, Li Jie lifted Leng Xuan in his arms and headed towards the villa. Cheng Guodong and the bodyguards recognized Li Jie, and their hearts skipped a beat seeing him holding Leng Xuan, fearing something had happened. They rushed over to inquire. Only after learning Leng Xuan had simply fallen asleep did they relax and helped carry Li Jie and Leng Xuan into the villa.

By then, Li Mengjie and Ling Xuejiu had already returned to their rooms to rest. Li Jie couldn't bother to wake them and carried Leng Xuan directly to his bedroom. Afterwards, he went back to the living room alone, lay down on the sofa, and prepared to spend the night there.

Meanwhile, at Shanlan Sect, in a dark and gloomy stone house, an elder with silver-white hair and beard was sitting cross-legged on a stone disk, his eyes tightly shut. In front of him stood another elder and a middle-aged man, both watching the seated elder with utmost respect and silence.