Qi Ming knew little about this woman. He only knew that her cultivation was profound and that she enjoyed Ji Lan's deep trust. Now, it seemed that this trust had other reasons behind it.
Yan Chihuo removed the woman's storage ring, then pressed a hand to her navel. When he lifted his hand again, a round mirror appeared in his palm.
Yan Chihuo took out another Jade Box, placed the round mirror inside, sealed it with a restraining talisman, and put it away. He examined the woman again and thought to himself, How strange. Neither this woman nor Ji Lan had a Heavenly Spirit Bag on them. Could it be that neither of them has a spirit pet? What's going on?
What Yan Chihuo did not know was that the Qilin Family now had very few qilins left, and many cultivators had no spirit pets. Ji Lan was proud and arrogant, always wanting to find a genuine qilin to serve as his spirit pet, so he had gone without one all this time. Only when Little Five appeared did he begin to entertain the notion of subduing it.
That woman had once possessed a qilin spirit pet, but it had been killed when she encountered danger. Since then, she had never found a suitable replacement. Thus, she had intended to obtain a qilin from Qilin Manor on this trip.
Qi Xue'er had not originally been familiar with Ji Lan, but she wanted a qilin spirit pet and thus wished to come along. Ji Lan, meanwhile, wanted to contend for the position of the next clan head. The power behind Qi Xue'er was considerable, making her an excellent ally.
That was why Ji Lan had brought her along. Ji Lan harbored improper intentions. On one hand, he found Qi Xue'er beautiful;