She really wasn't afraid of dying.
Although Lady Jill's greeting was perfectly polite, that didn't stop Fu Qian from offering an unconventional assessment.
Obsession wasn't advisable, but neither was letting appearances sway your judgment too easily.
Faced with a high-tier Transcendent approaching in a threatening manner, she not only hadn't run, but looked haggard and battered at a glance, as if she were already making a final stand against the torments of Scarlet Fever and the three rings.
There was no sign at all of someone who'd been hiding their true nature and was now feeling guilty after being found out.
Even now, from his own perspective and with his own perception, he still couldn't detect anything unusual.
Under the circumstances, it was hard not to wonder if he'd simply been overthinking things earlier, and that Virgo La Nina had just been hiding too well.
But how could he so casually dismiss the faint ripple that the Wandering Knight had earned through burning with longing for his beloved wife?
If a simple show of force didn't work, then the next step was obvious: attack for real. Blast Lady Jill's head apart with an Air Bullet, and surely Virgo wouldn't be able to keep pretending—no.
That line of thinking seemed direct and decisive, but it was just as presumptuous.
Don't forget what had happened to the previous knights after they died.
Their heroic spirits had lingered, leaving behind their final ripples and merging deeply with this icy prison.
They had all possessed that trait. How could the more mysterious and inscrutable Virgo not have it too?
With that in mind, the woman before him was very likely another trap.
The reason was simple. If he crushed this suspect and the mission then failed, that would prove that Virgo La Nina hiding