Eternal Life raised his hand and stroked the woman's face. "What's your name?"
The woman didn't answer.
Eternal Life smiled. "Relax. You can answer."
The woman's pupils contracted. "I... can?"
Eternal Life nodded. "Of course. Be good and tell me: what's your name?"
The woman hesitated, then replied softly, "Cheng Xue." As soon as she finished, she clenched her fist, as if waiting for something. After a moment, nothing happened. She was overjoyed. "It's gone—really gone! You actually helped suppress my Bone Language."
Eternal Life's lips curved into a smile. "That's right."
Cheng Xue stepped back a few paces and bowed respectfully. "Thank you, Senior. Thank you for helping me."
"Helping you? Have you ever considered that I might be able to control your Bone Language, too?"
Cheng Xue's expression changed dramatically. She stared at Eternal Life in disbelief.
Eternal Life fixed his gaze on her. The next moment, Cheng Xue raised her hand against her will. Her pale, smooth palm suddenly split open. Bones tore through her skin from the inside, and blood dripped down, reddening her increasingly pallid face.
She stared at him in horror. "How could you know my Bone Language?"
"You didn't know that an overwhelming gap in strength lets someone control it, too? Enough. Tell me what your situation is now." Eternal Life spoke slowly, his voice still as gentle as ever. But to Cheng Xue, it sounded more terrifying than anything.
She had no choice. She told him everything he wanted to know.
Half an hour later, Eternal Life sighed. "You really haven't been idle. You were much faster than I expected. You're from the Cheng clan of Cang Tian City, right? So you really did find him."
Cheng Xue gave a bitter smile. "It was the thing my father regretted most in his