Three hours later, Madam Nancy stood before a full-length mirror, her fingertips lightly touching the corners of her eyes. The wrinkles there had already disappeared.
"Stop admiring yourself. The potion's effects will take hold slowly. If you suddenly turned into a teenager, Harold would butcher you tomorrow. In about a month, you'll look very young. In exchange, you won't live past sixty. But even before you die, you won't age."
"Can I... stay young until I'm sixty?"
Madam Nancy turned to look at Su Xiao. That gaze reminded Su Xiao of the Distortion they had fought earlier. Perhaps even the Distortion would instinctively take a step back upon seeing the look in Madam Nancy's eyes now, though Nancy's combat strength was pitifully weak.
"Tell me, when did you start cooperating with the Ghost Ring?"
"A year ago."
"Oh? Then was your assassination attempt a self-injury ruse carried out with Sin?"
"No. It was done by a pack of mad dogs. Sin has already dealt with those mad dogs, so don't worry about them. My plan with Sin was roughly this..."
Madam Nancy lit a cigarette and raised an eyebrow at Su Xiao.
"The Ghost Ring was founded more than a decade ago. At first, it was only a small organization. That changed a few years ago with the appearance of Sin and Lunar Eclipse, along with another old ghoul. You already blew it up."
Madam Nancy's disguise ability was absolutely extraordinary. Without those listening devices, Su Xiao would never have been able to expose her. As it turned out, being cautious had its advantages.
"Come to think of it, I count as one of its major figures. Joshua Eddy provided the Ghost Ring with financial support, while I helped it open up channels. Otherwise, do you think Sin and Lunar