"What a wonderful sound. Ha, I was beginning to understand that woman." Bai Lan slowly opened her eyes, looked at the drenched Lan Ning before her, and held out her hand.
"Hand over your soul. This Sect Master will spare your life."
"You, you!!!" Lan Ning gritted his teeth. "Since when? Since when had such a powerful method existed in this world, one that could tamper with my body without a sound?"
"No, no, no. You seemed to have misunderstood something. The Heart Devouring Gu in your body had been there for a year already. Those who enter this place usually enjoy revisiting the past. I deeply respected this habit of examining oneself thrice a day, so... guess who planted the Heart Devouring Gu inside you?" Bai Lan smiled kindly.
"A year... a year ago?" Lan Ning clutched his head and began to think.
Figure after figure flashed through his mind, until at last his memories returned to that dark time when He Gui had locked him in the forbidden ground. Back then, aside from He Gui, no one had approached him at all, except... except Ling'er.
"That's right. It seemed you had guessed."
"No! Ling'er hates you to death. How could she possibly join forces with you to harm me?!" Lan Ning roared.
"Of course Bai Ling would not join me in harming you. But who said I had to wear this face when I went to see her?" Bai Lan smiled faintly, her features blurring as they changed into several different faces.
The Disguise Technique Elder Fu had taught Long Aotian was later swindled away by Di Wu Yin and passed on to Bai Lan. From then on, Bai Lan no longer needed to take Disguise Pills to change her appearance. She could disguise herself anywhere at any