I frowned. There was actually a member of the demonic path here, and she had come to see the Great Sage Emperor while wearing a conical hat that concealed her face. Could she be a secret envoy? Members of the demonic path were uncommon here, so she should be one of the envoys who had arrived first.
When the eunuch official saw that I had noticed the three women, his expression tightened, and he immediately urged me, "Holy Emperor, we still have to return to the posthouse. Please follow me."
I glared at the eunuch official, frightening him into retreating to the side. The three women looked me up and down, and the one in the lead walked straight over. Without even greeting me, she said, "You should be the newly appointed Netherworld Ghost Emperor Tuming, right? You look very young. I wonder how you discovered that we were from the demonic path?"
"Heh heh, sharp nose. The smell of your demonic path isn't exactly pleasant." I sneered. She clearly wasn't being polite, so of course I wasn't going to treat her with courtesy either.
The demonic-path woman seemed to have been provoked, and her tone immediately turned cold. However, I was one of the Eight Directional Ghost Emperors, so she didn't dare say anything too harsh to me. She merely said, "Just as the rumors say—not only are you young, you're also full of spirit. I can say I've seen it for myself today."
"Since you're an envoy, you should come openly and honorably. Why sneak around in plain clothes for a private visit? Is there something you don't want ghosts to see?" I couldn't be bothered to be courteous with her anymore and directly called out what she was doing.
The Great Ghost Emperor had, unlike in previous