Only when Pei Ze drew near did the crowd snap back to their senses as if waking from a dream.
Yin Xue hurried forward and instinctively grabbed Pei Ze's arm, her eyes scanning him up and down.
"You're not hurt, are you?"
"I'm fine." Pei Ze gave a faint smile.
Seeing that Pei Ze didn't look injured, Yin Xue let out a sigh of relief. But then, just like everyone else, her expression turned to one of confusion.
"What about Pei Lingjie?"
"I killed him."
"...What?!"
Including Yin Xue, everyone stared wide-eyed, wearing identical expressions of disbelief as if they'd heard the impossible.
'Pei Lingjie... killed by Pei Ze?'
'How is that possible?!'
'That was a powerful enemy even Ji Sheng was no match for!'
'Pei Ze was strong, sure, but killing Pei Lingjie... that was just unbelievable.'
'But it didn't seem like Pei Ze would lie about it.'
