Shen Hanyu and Xu Shuishui stared at each other for quite a while. In the end, Shen Hanyu was the first to break the silence.
"Tell me. A genius in her twenties who's already a Soul Emperor, with a top-tier mutated Martial Soul—how could the Star Crown Sect possibly let you run off to the enemy Heaven Dou Empire and even join Skywater Academy...?"
Xu Shuishui cautiously glanced at the other four women nearby, who had not noticed them, then shot Shen Hanyu a fierce glare before lowering her voice.
"Keep it down! I am from the Star Crown Sect, but I'm not a spy. I... my mother was a disciple of the Star Crown Sect, while my father came from the Royal White Tiger Lineage. I came to the Heaven Dou Empire to escape a political marriage. I... I mean no harm. Besides, I don't like those people from the Star Luo Empire either. I even hate my father..."
Shen Hanyu rubbed his brow.
What the hell was this? A genius who had inherited both the White Tiger and Star Crown bloodlines, becoming a Soul Emperor in her twenties—someone with talent like that was practically guaranteed to become a Titled Douluo in the future. The odds of such a genius being sent out as an undercover agent were nearly nonexistent.
Of course, Spirit Hall was an exception.
"Will you return to the Star Luo Empire in the future?"
Shen Hanyu lowered his voice and asked another question.
Xu Shuishui tilted her head and thought for a moment, then decisively shook her head.
"My mother already fled the sect and now lives in seclusion in the Heaven Dou Empire. As for going back... I'd quite like to take the life of that so-called father of mine. I just don't know