As if she had seen the doubt in Lin Xuan's heart, the girl's face revealed a gentle smile. "That's right. This humble woman is indeed the lord of Linhai City. What, will fellow Daoist not invite me into your cultivation cave to sit?"
"Fairy, you jest. So it truly is the island master gracing me with your presence. Lin is overwhelmed by the honor. Please."
Though he had his guesses, hearing the other party confirm it with her own mouth was naturally different. Deep in Lin Xuan's eyes, a strange glint could not help but flash, but in the end, he was no ordinary cultivator. Having experienced so many hardships and dangers in the Human World, he dared not claim he could remain unmoved if Mount Tai collapsed before him, but his skill at self-restraint was quite extraordinary. On the surface, he revealed not the slightest strangeness, merely turning his body aside and assuming a posture of respectful welcome.
In secret, however, he had already quietly released his divine sense.
Within a radius of a thousand li, all was calm and still, and there was no sign of any cultivators lying in ambush. In that case, had this Red Leaf Fairy truly come to visit alone?
Lin Xuan let out a breath of relief, but immediately after, doubts abruptly welled up.
He had only come to the Spirit World a few months ago, and he believed he had always acted cautiously. His identity should not have been exposed.
The woman before him, though her cultivation was not worth mentioning, was after all the master of an island, her authority resounding. Logically speaking, it was impossible for her to pay attention to an outsider cultivator like him unless... she had seen through his identity!
But was that possible?
Leaving other skills