The Crippled Dao

After returning from the imperial palace to her mansion, Dai Xueyi soaked herself in the hot spring, hoping to relax and calm down so she could properly think over what had happened earlier.

Just as she was lost in thought, she suddenly seemed to sense something and turned to look at the drain.

A shadow spread out from the gaps in the drain, slowly taking the shape of a tiger before finally transforming into a tall, powerfully built figure. It was Tian Hao's Sky Demon Avatar.

"Uh... sorry!"

Just as the Sky Demon Avatar was about to speak, he saw the fair, lovely figure in the hot spring pool. His gaze traveled upward past the White Tiger Divine Beast, swept across the Snow Plain, then over two magnificent Snow Mountains, before finally meeting a perfect jade-like face filled with murderous fury. He hurriedly apologized, then turned around, feeling somewhat awkward inside.

He had originally come to discuss serious business with the young lady. Who would have thought she was taking a bath?

Although Dai Xueyi was unhappy about having her entire body seen, she could tell that he must have come for a reason and did not dwell on it. She rose from the hot spring, then manifested and put on her White Tiger Divine Armor.

"Why have you come?"

Walking over to sit on a sofa nearby, Dai Xueyi was quite puzzled by his purpose in coming at this time.

The Sky Demon Avatar walked over and sat on the sofa opposite her. With a wave of his hand, he created a patch of shadow, and a figure emerged from it moments later. It was her father-in-law, the Nether Duke.

"Cousin!"

Seeing the Nether Duke, Dai Xueyi nodded to him.

Her mother had been born into the Netherworld Zhu