"Miss Yun, you're really not going to capture me or kill me?" Although she had said she would take me to the banquet, I couldn't truly trust her. Who knew whether she was merely acting foolish while actually being incredibly shrewd? So I kept my distance and watched her.
Yun Bingxin soon flew out of the sea of mist and revealed her true appearance. The moment I saw her, my mind couldn't help but waver, because Yun Bingxin was actually just a girl of fifteen or sixteen!
My daze wasn't because she was exceptionally beautiful. Rather, she suddenly reminded me of Xijun. Xijun had been around the same age.
Yun Bingxin's clothes lacked the elegance and splendor of the Queen Mother of the West's. She wore nothing more than ordinary, light-gold casual clothing. She was elegant, but not especially dazzling. Her features were delicate and refined, and her eyes were exceptionally pure, as though untouched by the dust of the mortal world.
"I, Yun Bingxin, have always kept my word. I won't capture or kill you." Yun Bingxin looked me up and down, then tilted her little head and peered toward the head of my cloak, as though she wanted to find my face within the darkness.
My heart seized up, and I feared she had actually seen through me.
Fortunately, the quality of this star robe was decent enough. When Yun Bingxin failed to see through it, disappointment appeared on her face. Clearly, she hadn't recognized me.
"Good. Your honored master, Senior Queen Mother of the West, is also a woman of her word. For that alone, I naturally believe you." I thought it over. Yun Bingxin wouldn't go so far as to smash her master's reputation.
Actually, when I had swallowed the demon essence just now, I really