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That night.
Ying Zhuoyao was pulled through a door into a mountain cave by Li Yuan. There was no surprise in her eyes. Instead, she dipped her head with elegance, and greeted him with respectful calm, “Senior.”
Li Yuan’s voice rumbled low. “Cult Leader Ying.”
Ying Zhuoyao gave a soft smile, her gaze dreamy and veiled like mist over jade. “Just Miss Ying is fine.”
Her fair complexion was flawless and immaculate. That pristine elegance, once seen on the battlefield, had been the nightmare of her enemies when she led the ghost cavalry.
Silence filled the cave.
Then Ying Zhuoyao spoke again, voice as light as wind through reeds. “My master isn’t picky about allies. Whether it’s someone from the Eastern Sea’s Arcane Supreme Sect…or someone else entirely.”
Li Yuan studied her quietly. Truth be told, he hadn’t given this matter too much thought before. But now that she’d brought it up…it didn’t sound like such a bad idea.
“Why?” he asked.
She smiled again, sweet and charming. “The Arcane Supreme Sect thinks we don’t see through their little games, but my master sees all too clearly. Pit three great ghost domains against each other, then play judge, jury, and executioner. In the end, everything still dances to their tune.”
Her smile faded. Her expression turned cold.
“I told my master that this path is too passive. Too dangerous. But I also said…we didn’t have a choice.”
Her fingers folded neatly in front of her, resting atop her green robe like a noble lady at court. Then, quietly, she looked at Li Yuan with those eyes, clear as polished jade.
However, Li Yuan already knew...
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