Crimson Infant Bewilders the Mind
"Y-You... who are you?"
The woman in red was both tense and astonished.
She could not imagine what sort of exalted being could establish contact with her while she was inside the storeroom at a time like this.
"Nearly all the spirit gu on me were specially refined and improved... Some of the techniques involved aren't even mastered by Heavenly Insect Ridge. How did this person pierce through my Barrier Insects and forcibly communicate with me?!"
The woman in red was named Shi Lin. She was not a member of the Hundred Treasures Lotus Pavilion. Instead, she had cultivated a unique gu art, forged and stolen the identity of one of the Hundred Treasures Lotus Pavilion's greeters, and slipped inside without a sound, intending to steal the Moon Spirit Essence.
Shi Lin's background was far from simple. This infiltration of the Hundred Treasures Lotus Pavilion was not only for the Moon Spirit Essence; she had other targets as well. This move was purely born of necessity.
She had always acted with great caution and originally planned to slip away once she got what she wanted. Yet she had never expected such an enormous upheaval outside.
"Stop babbling. If you want to die, say so. If you want to live, then cooperate with me."
The voice spoke lazily. "Tiger Demon Wei Wangsun and that Azure Spirit are about to slaughter everyone outside. If you want to die, I needn't waste my time. I'll leave right now."
"I want to live."
Shi Lin hurriedly spoke. "I beg this senior to show mercy and save my life."
"If you want to live, that's simple enough."
He Ping's voice said unhurriedly, "Open your Natal Mother Gu and let my consciousness enter. Don't worry, I have no interest in the