Hearing Duanti Lian's question, the Red-Clad Woman gave a seductive giggle. "Hehe, heaven is full, and hell is closed for business, so I stayed in the mortal world to wreak havoc. Hehe..."
The Red-Clad Woman was beautiful, and so was her voice. Yet neither inspired any appreciation in Duanti Lian. All she felt was her hair standing on end and panic churning in her heart.
How desperately Duanti Lian wished everything were a dream-the inn, the woman, all of it just a nightmare. But hopes were rosy, and reality was harsh. No matter how much she wished otherwise, reality remained reality.
The woman laughed. "Hehe, all right. The two people who came in with you have already fallen into the illusion I created. I doubt they'll ever wake up. As for you, it's time I enjoyed the Extreme Yin Body I finally managed to find today. Hahaha... the legendary Extreme Yin Body! Once I have you, I can advance to the God Realm. After all these years, it's finally going to happen. This came so suddenly! Hahaha..." With that, the Red-Clad Woman walked toward Duanti Lian, step by step.
Duanti Lian hurried backward in terror. "Y-you... what are you going to do? Stay away! I'm warning you, I'm the Fifth Princess of the Azure Empire. If you kill me, you'll die too! And my second brother won't let you get away with it!"
The Red-Clad Woman giggled. "Hehe, a princess of the Azure Empire? I didn't expect you to be a princess. But so what? Even if the emperor of the Azure Empire stood in my way today, I'd kill him without hesitation, never mind an insignificant princess like you. And that second brother you mentioned—isn't he Duanti Tian, the Azure Empire's Second Prince, the King of Chu? Hehe, he's