Yao Pei did not offer a direct explanation. Instead, she recited, “There are no calendars in these high mountains; the winter ends with no clear signs of how many years have passed.”0

The dragon lady was an extremely intelligent being. Otherwise, she would not have been able to infiltrate the Wanxiang Daoist Palace to learn the art of longevity. She also understood the doctrines of the Three Religions and immediately grasped the implied meaning behind these words.1

She asked with a frown, “You’re not sent to kill me? Are you here to set me free?”0

Yao Pei replied, “We are neither here to kill you nor to set you free. We are only here to retrieve something.”0

The faint glimmer of joy that had just flashed across the dragon lady’s eyes instantly vanished, replaced by an icy gloom. “Where is your Grand Master?”0

“The Grand Master has no time to come here,” Yao Pei replied in an even colder tone. “That’s why we’ve come to retrieve what was left here.”0

Qi Xuansu remained silent, mentally noting that the current Yao Pei bore some resemblance to Madam Qi. However, due to her cultivation of the Taishang Emotionless Sutra, her emotions were rigid and lacked the stirring and convincing quality that Madam Qi...0