Star Dragon City, in a luxurious manor, in a splendid living room, an old man in a black robe sat on the sofa with his hands folded in front of him. He was holding a black cane with a silver spirit stone inlaid on it, exuding an amazing fluctuation of spirit power.
A middle-aged man in a suit stood in front of the old man with his head lowered. His pale face was covered in cold sweat, as if he had been greatly frightened.
"Master, this subordinate has failed in his task, please punish me!"
Facing the middle-aged man's request for punishment, the old man slowly raised his eyes and looked at him indifferently. He said lightly, "Speak."
The middle-aged man immediately replied, "After receiving your order, I immediately went to the infirmary to take Bai Yuu away, but at the critical moment, Qinchuan's teacher, Ning Ya, appeared and stopped me. She also used her teacher to threaten me. I was worried that acting rashly would cause trouble for the family, so I stopped the action."
Hearing the middle-aged man's answer, the old man closed his eyes and was silent for a moment before asking, "What else did Ning Ya say?"
"She said that if you want to take someone from her, then you have to be prepared to fight her to the death. Her teacher is not dead yet."
The middle-aged man told the old man Ning Ya's original words without missing a word. He didn't dare to leave out the slightest detail, nor did he dare to exaggerate in the slightest.
"That old fart is still active."
The old man's eyes were slightly subtle as he looked forward and muttered in a low voice, "Ning Ya is right. Her teacher is not dead yet, so we'd better not provoke her."
Hearing the old man's words, the middle-aged man carefully asked, "Then what should we do now?"
"Stop what you're doing for the time being. It's not worth provoking an old fart for a little guy." The old man glanced at the middle-aged man and said, "Okay, you can go."
The middle-aged man was relieved and immediately asked the old man to leave. However, before he could turn around and take two steps, his eyes suddenly widened and a touch of horror appeared on his face. At the same time, his breathing stopped and he fell to the ground with a plop.
The old man didn't even look at the middle-aged man lying on the ground. He slowly got up and walked towards the depths of the hall with his walking stick. In the quiet hall, only the sound of his footsteps and the sound of the walking stick hitting the ground echoed. After a while, the old man stood on a circular elevator. He activated the elevator and slowly descended to the ground.
Three minutes later, the lift stopped. The old man walked down the lift and stood in front of a silver-gray corridor. After verifying his fingerprints, face, and iris, he walked through the corridor calmly and stood in front of a huge bronze door.
The old man forcefully pushed against the bronze door. With a rumbling sound, a crack that was wide enough for a person to pass through appeared in the bronze door, revealing the world behind it to the old man.
Inside the bronze door, there was a huge metal machine. The machine was filled with all kinds of pipes and wires. In the middle of the machine, there was a room the size of a normal treatment cabin. In this room filled with nutrient fluids, a young man was sleeping. His face was calm and peaceful.
Looking at the young man in the cabin, the old man's face revealed a touch of awe. He walked to the front of the machine and pressed the black button on the machine. The machine emitted a low humming sound. The eyelashes of the young man sleeping in the cabin trembled slightly, as if he was about to wake up.
The old man stood there quietly and waited. After over ten minutes, the young man in the cabin finally opened his eyes slowly.
It was a pair of indifferent and emotionless eyes. There was a hint of confusion and confusion in the depths.
"Ting Zu."
The old man looked at the young man who had woken up and actually called him Ting Zu!
"So it's you."
The young man called Ting Zu looked at the old man with a complicated gaze. He said with a hoarse voice, "I remember that the last time you woke me up, you were only a young man in his early thirties. Yet, you've already aged to such an extent."
"The last time this junior woke Ting Zu was sixty years ago. At that time, I had just succeeded the family head position and it was also the first time I came into contact with you."
The old man respectfully said to the young man, "Since that day, I've always remembered your teachings. I woke you up today because there's finally a clue to the matter you instructed me to do back then."
Ting Zu's eyes moved slightly and he asked, "What clue?"
"I found someone who seems to be a blood elf."
As the old man spoke, he opened the optical computer on his wrist and displayed the scene of Bai Yuu's battle in the Six Great Academies.
The battle scene was very long and wasn't edited at all. Ting Zu watched it very seriously.
"The ability to control blood is exclusive to the blood elves. Coupled with that silver-white hair, she's the same as the blood elves in my impression. However, her ears aren't as long and pointy as the elves, so she must have been disguised."
Ting Zu looked at Bai Yuu with a strange gaze and seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he said to the old man, "You came to see me, but you didn't bring her with you. Did you encounter some trouble?"
"Yes." The old man respectfully replied, "We've encountered a threat.
The disciple of your friend in Azure Ancient City took away the blood elf and stopped our operation. "
"Azure Ancient City … The old friend you're talking about is Ning Zhongtian, right?"
Ting Zu's face revealed a trace of reminiscence and he sighed, "Could it be that he hasn't entered a state of slumber?"
"According to the people we planted in Azure Ancient City, he has always been awake and hasn't entered a state of slumber."
"It's really been too long since I've seen him. He's still as independent as before."
Ting Zu glanced at the old man and said, "Since that's the case, let's bide our time for now. Ning Zhongtian … It's best not to provoke him if possible."
Hearing Ting Zu's words, the old man felt relieved and nodded, "Yes, I understand."
"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm going to continue my slumber. After this, unless there's something especially important, don't wake me up for the next ten years." Ting Zu looked deeply at the old man and said, "Remember, keep an eye on that blood elf."
After giving the old man his instructions, Ting Zu slowly closed his eyes and entered a state of slumber once more.
The old man bowed respectfully to Ancestor Ting, and then he slowly turned around and walked out.
After the old man left, the world behind the bronze door became quiet again. Only the low buzzing of machines could be heard from time to time, announcing that some people were still alive.