"Fellow Daoist Chen, this is the person I mentioned. I've brought her here."
Not long after Chen Lin returned to his lodgings in the Reality Realm, Chu Qingli brought over an alluring woman with long, snow-white hair.
An odd look crossed Chen Lin's face.
He cupped his hands. "You aren't a practitioner of the human race, are you?"
The woman looked Chen Lin over and said coolly, "Correct. I'm of the demon race. What, do you consider race when hiring people?"
Chen Lin waved a hand.
"Not at all. Pure soul cultivators are simply rather rare among the demon race, so I was curious. How should I address you?"
"Bai Ze."
The woman's reply was cold.
Chen Lin raised an eyebrow.
Bai Ze was a legendary strange beast skilled at dealing with ghosts. It was rather interesting that she had taken that name.
Still, someone named after such a beast presumably had some means of dealing with Netherworld Creatures.
Chen Lin asked no further questions and instead began discussing the hiring arrangements.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, you should have heard from Fellow Daoist Chu that I need to hire someone to help me obtain River of Forgetfulness Water from the Seven Nether Realms. This journey will be quite dangerous. What compensation would you require?"
Bai Ze considered for a moment.
Then she said, "I heard that you know Xu Wuye of the White Jade Terrace in the Myriad Demon Heavens. I'd like you to secure me a place in the White Jade Terrace. If you can do that, I'll risk my life to accompany you to the Seven Nether Realms."
"Who told you I know Xu Wuye?"
Chen Lin stared at her face and asked in puzzlement.
Aside from himself and Grass, only Qing Zhe knew that he was acquainted with