Swallowing hard, Han Xuhan tentatively threw out a hook he had been preparing for a while.
"Elder Rong, I'm not sure how to say this...but can you guarantee that I will not be penalized in any way if it's proven that I am an innocent person who got caught up in the other party's scheme and ended up in a compromising position?"
The Elder's eyebrows shot upward as he crawled backwards on his bed, keeping a good hold on his quilt. Subtle qi fluctuations appeared around him.
"What have you done? Speak clearly!" He gave no indication of agreeing to the request.
Han Xuhan nervously exchanged a glance with Xuanyuan Zhou and Mu Ran before speaking.
"Elder Rong, while we were trying to advance past the circle of laws within that world fragment, my spiritual world was infiltrated by a strange power that apparently works like an enslavement seal.
