"What... so it was a man." Li Yifei poked his head out for a look and muttered softly.
"Hmm?"
Merlin, who had been sitting quietly in the chair, glanced at him. A faint gleam flashed through his eyes, and the body hidden beneath his dark blue robe violently twisted the next instant...
In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a slender, blonde, blue-eyed woman!
"Gender means nothing to me." Merlin's gentle voice rang out, leaving Li Yifei standing at the door completely dumbfounded.
"Director... th-this..." Li Yifei pointed at Merlin and stammered.
Lin Qiye did not seem surprised in the slightest. He shook his head and slowly said:
"He is Merlin, the legendary archmage famed for his mastery of shapeshifting. Forget turning into a woman—he could even turn into your dad."
As soon as Lin Qiye finished speaking, Merlin's body twisted again, rapidly expanding. His dark blue robe grew along with him at incredible speed, but whatever material it was made from, it could not be torn apart no matter how much his body swelled.
Scales emerged across his body, and a scarlet forked tongue flicked out. In mere moments, Merlin had become a Nanda Snake Demon several times larger than Li Yifei's original form!
The snake demon, draped in a dark blue robe, coiled atop the chair. Its vertical pupils stared into Li Yifei's eyes as an invisible pressure descended upon him, making him shudder.
Lin Qiye turned to Li Yifei. "Is this your dad?"
"...How would I know?" Li Yifei muttered, taking half a step back. "I don't even know what my own dad looks like."
"He can see through your true form and even discern what your father looks like... Is this the power of prophecy?"
Lin Qiye sighed. His gaze fell on the snake