Legacy of the Past

"Hmm? Corpse Demon? Sir, have you been to Ling?"

The woman before him showed no panic at Zhang Chen's sudden appearance. Instead, she was greatly interested in what he had said.

Naturally, Zhang Chen had no time to waste words on this dangerous woman. Considering that her physical abilities were not as formidable as Ku Gui's in the courtyard, he did not use his initial release. Instead, he directly spread his Blood Domain, turning both hands into blood as he attempted to forcibly restrain and consume her body.

"Hm?"

When Zhang Chen reached out to grab her, the woman who had been standing solidly before him once again transformed into peach blossom petals, which Zhang Chen caught in his hand.

"Sir, don't be in such a hurry. I heard some interesting things from you just now. Why don't we sit down and chat for a while? This humble woman is quite interested in you. I have poured you a pot of secret peach blossom tea. Please, have a taste."

Zhang Chen turned around and extended his right hand, catching a pot of clear peach blossom tea.

"This woman is strange. Could I still be trapped in an illusion?" Looking around at the dilapidated residence, he could not detect anything unusual in such a short time.

"May I ask whether sir has ever been to Ling?"

"I have not."

Zhang Chen answered blandly and set the tea aside. Yet from the corner of his eye, the peach blossom petals floating in the cup seemed as illusory and elusive as flowers reflected in a mirror or the moon in water.

"Then why does sir know about the Corpse Demon? As far as this humble woman knows, that thing exists only in Ling," the woman pressed.

"It was merely an incarnation in the