Yunxi stroked her Storage Bracelet, then said with perfect calm:
"Why should I hand the evidence over to you?"
The man in black clearly had not expected that response. He merely frowned at Yunxi, while Gu Xiao beside him immediately spoke up:
"Fairy, he is Kuang Jiheng, a blood descendant of City Lord Kuang Mei. The Immortal Practitioners who have rushed into the Inner Ring have all encountered ambushes, so we decided to act together, lest whoever is attacking from the shadows pick us off one by one."
Only after hearing Gu Xiao's introduction did Yunxi look at the handsome Kuang Jiheng and say bluntly:
"Let me see your Identity Jade Token."
Kuang Jiheng looked somewhat displeased, but with companions around him who were as skittish as startled birds, he still revealed his Identity Jade Token.
Yunxi swept it with her divine sense and confirmed that the Identity Jade Token was genuine, as was the City Lord's Mansion insignia on its reverse. Only then did she brush a hand over her cheek and restore her original appearance.
Kuang Jiheng recognized Yunxi at once. She had visited the City Lord's Mansion twice, leaving a deep impression on him. Gu Xiao also recognized Yunxi and quietly prompted Ye Canghai beside him.
Ye Canghai immediately stepped forward and clasped his hands in salute.
"Thank you, Fairy, for saving me before and allowing me to escape death. Please accept Ye Canghai's bow."
Yunxi naturally remembered the male cultivator before her. However, she had saved him while wearing another face, so the issue likely lay with Gu Xiao, who had seen her true appearance. Still, there was no need to dwell on it now. She intended to give the evidence to Kuang Jiheng and have him take it out of the Secret Realm.
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