Martial Uncle Hong Ling let out a soft snort through her nose, the trailing note carrying undisguised displeasure. Yet as her eyes shifted, traces of her lingering allure still remained.
"Hmph... Since you look down on that girl Jiang Xuan, I'll find some more good girls for you from the Lineage later. Don't worry, every one of them will be a rare beauty. They'll certainly serve you to your satisfaction..."
The instant her words fell, the seductive aura swirling around her receded like a tide. Her graceful, dignified bearing once again enveloped her, while a characteristic aloofness and detachment gradually surfaced in her eyes—the kind unique to an esteemed noblewoman. It was as though that soul-stealing woman from moments ago had never existed.
What the hell...
This was simply deadly.
One second she had been a naturally alluring beauty with a Charm Bone; the next, she had become an aloof divine sovereign too high to reach.
Who could withstand such a heaven-flipping, earth-shaking contrast?
Martial Uncle Hong Ling said no more. She rose and walked toward the entrance of the Cave Mansion.
Su Fan did not dare delay in the slightest. He hurriedly rose as well and respectfully escorted her all the way to the entrance of the Cave Mansion.
Martial Uncle Hong Ling stepped over the threshold. Ignoring Su Fan, who stood beside her with his head lowered, she walked straight toward the outskirts of the marketplace.
Yet before she had gone even a hundred zhang, her footsteps suddenly stopped. When she turned around, her brows lifted slightly, and the uniquely seductive charm of a mature woman quietly began to flow from the corners of her eyes and brows once more.
Su Fan did not dare meet her gaze. He hurriedly lowered his head and clasped his hands in