At Li's words, Shao Siming blinked her violet eyes. With half her face hidden beneath the veil, Li could not see her expression, but he could sense that the girl opposite him had breathed a little unevenly.
Though the waiting silence was brief, it still felt exceptionally long.
Li could not explain why he had suddenly become so nervous. Then a single syllable surfaced in his mind—"Mm." Li felt as though half his body had been struck by lightning, turning stiff.
"Surprised?" There was a faint trace of amusement in the girl's voice. "It seems that if even you failed to see through it, then my disguise was indeed quite successful."
Perhaps because she had had too few opportunities to speak, now that she could suddenly communicate with someone through their minds, the girl became much more talkative.
Li blinked before slowly accepting the reality before him.
"Why did you infiltrate the Yin-Yang School?" Li pondered for a moment, then continued, "If I remember correctly, the Daoist School and the Mohist School have quite a deep connection. During the last trip to Mohist Mechanism City, you also showed no flaws whatsoever."
"Because I had something more important to do. The Mohist School alone was not worth exposing myself for." Shao Siming's violet eyes flashed, and her voice turned cold.
Something even more important than the Mohist School? Li pondered silently. The expedition to Mohist Mechanism City had nearly wiped out the Mohist School's entire strength. Just what mission did Shao Siming have that was more important than an entire sect of the Mohist School?
Moreover, although Shao Siming was considered a rising star, she was still quite young, only around eighteen or nineteen. Yet she had already held the position of Shao Siming for quite some time. While her talent