At the Golden Core Peak Stage, he was almost at half-step Feather Transformation. His aura stirred around him, carrying the faint suggestion that he might take flight.
The moment this man of ambiguous gender appeared, the Yin Qi in the room grew heavier. Together with the Golden Core cultivators of the Joyous Union Sect, he created a deeply oppressive atmosphere.
Up in the rafters, Mo Hua's pupils contracted.
Surrounded on all sides by the Joyous Union Sect's Golden Core cultivators, Gu An and Gu Quan felt their hearts sink. Each stepped back and took a protective position beside Gu Changhuai.
Gu Changhuai frowned, his gaze grave.
"The Joyous Union Sect's Incense Master... Hua Yinke..."
The powdered-faced man in women's clothing, whose cultivation stood at half-step Feather Transformation and whose aura was gloomy, gave a faint smile. His voice was shrill, impossible to place as male or female.
"Chief Inspector Gu, you actually know me..."
A man calling himself "this humble girl" was unsettling, to say the least.
Gu Changhuai said coldly, "Every Incense Master of the Joyous Union Sect is a demonic tyrant who brings calamity to a region. Since I've taken office in Kun Province, how could I not know your name?"
Hua Yinke smiled. It was a coquettish smile, but on a man's face, it looked bizarre.
"Since Chief Inspector Gu is so understanding, you simply mustn't leave tonight. Here at the Jade Fragrance Pavilion, I ought to show you some hospitality. I'll entertain you properly and give you such soul-melting bliss that you'll forget all about going home..."
Gu Changhuai raised an eyebrow. "And if I refuse?"
Hua Yinke shook his head. "What a childish thing to say. Refuse or agree—what does that matter? This is the Jade Fragrance Pavilion. The pleasures of men and women are