Fang Cheng's guess had been right. In the entire Iron-Cast Palace, Ghost Princess was the only one who could help them.
Ghost Princess stood in the courtyard, her immaculate red Imperial Robe suggesting she hadn't just hurried out of bed. Perhaps she'd been waiting here for some time.
Could she have known he and Fox would sneak into the Iron-Cast Palace tonight?
With that question in mind, Fang Cheng landed in the courtyard. Ghost Princess had already come to meet them.
This was Fang Cheng's first time meeting the famous Ghost Princess. The last time she'd stepped in to help him, they hadn't met face-to-face.
Aside from the horns growing from her head and her white hair, Ghost Princess looked almost indistinguishable from a human to Fang Cheng. Her skin was as white as snow. If you sawed off her horns, she could play Snow White without a problem.
The moment they landed, Fox jumped out of Fang Cheng's arms and went to meet Oni Yunjie.
"Kaori, thanks for all your effort."
Oni Yunjie spoke to Fox, then looked up at Fang Cheng and bowed slightly. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Fang. I'm Oni Yunjie. You can call me Yunji. I've wanted to invite you to the palace for a chat for a long time. I never expected we'd meet under these circumstances."
Fang Cheng awkwardly realized that Oni Yunjie was taller than he was. At nearly 1.8 meters, he only came up to her shoulder.
Unlike humans, the larger a member of the Ghost Clan was, the stronger they were, and the closer their appearance came to that of a human.
Of course, there were exceptions. Shuten-doji, for example, looked like a handsome young man, yet no other ghost could match his strength.
Oni Yunjie was far