"So, can you tell me what you're after now?"
Ye Lin regarded the woman before him with a faint smile.
"My name is Liu Ruoxin."
After staring at Ye Lin gravely for a long moment, Liu Ruoxin clasped her hands and bowed respectfully.
Ye Lin merely watched her with a smile that was not quite a smile.
"Fine. I came here for something."
"What?"
Liu Ruoxin fixed her eyes on Ye Lin. After glancing at the people around him, she bit her lip helplessly.
I'm done for. Trouble's here.
If only I hadn't been so eager to help earlier.
"Beneath this Demon-Monster City is a seal. It holds the arm of a demon-monster at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm."
"That arm is what I'm after."
After a moment's hesitation, Liu Ruoxin told him the truth.
She could see it now: there was no escaping this ordeal.
"The arm of a Taiyi Golden Immortal demon-monster?"
Ye Lin's eyes narrowed. Who would have thought this seemingly dilapidated little city held such a thing?
A Taiyi Golden Immortal—even a single hair from one would be worth a fortune.
But however he turned it over in his mind, Ye Lin could not see what use the arm would be to him.
"That arm is no use to you. Don't set your sights on it."
As if she had seen through his thoughts, Liu Ruoxin went on.
An arm from a Taiyi Golden Immortal sounded impressive, but in truth, an ordinary cultivator would have little use for it even if they got hold of it.
They simply could not put it to use.
"You've spent quite some time in the Demon-Monster Realm, haven't you? Is there anything unusual here?" Ye Lin asked calmly.
They had no idea where to go next anyway, and here was