Seeing my face change, Taiwei Miaolan could not help saying, "Master, how about we don't kill Sister Tian...?"
I furrowed my brows, but another Sword of Laws appeared in my hand. In the next instant, the new law swept away every trace of aura, wiping out both Taiwei Miaolan's and my own aura completely!
But my target was not Taiwei Miaolan or me. It was the Dao-robed wife before us. Yet she did not scatter like the aura and energy had; she remained exactly as she was, merely looking at me in bewilderment. "What's wrong? Are you still wondering whether I'm real?"
I had indeed suspected that she was merely a highly condensed aura, creating the illusion of a physical body. I had not expected that after emerging, she would already be a fully formed "person" in every respect!
Could it be that I had to kill her?
I truly could not bring myself to do it.
The Dao-robed wife looked somewhat aggrieved. Then she suddenly rushed over and grabbed the sword in my hand. My brows drew together, but I did not stop her from touching the blade. Of course, that meant I had to exert all my mental strength to suppress my emotions.
"Ah..." But when I saw her pull her hand back in pain, her palm covered in blood, my heart still ached despite myself.
Taiwei Miaolan hurriedly took the Dao-robed wife's hand and used the power of vitality to rapidly heal the wounds. As I watched the muscle tissue knit back together, my heart began pounding wildly. Scene after scene—this was utterly indistinguishable from reality!
She had clearly not been wrong. She had truly become an independent "individual"!
But summoning the Dao-robed wife like this—was it destiny, or merely some bizarre twist of fate?
I drew