An alluring woman followed beside the old man, clinging closely to him. Her seductive eyes swept over Yang Chen from time to time.
Yang Chen did not rush to speak. While the woman was sizing him up, he began examining the two of them as well.
Yang Chen could more or less guess the old man's identity; the man's attire already explained everything. What caught Yang Chen's attention was the alluring woman beside him.
The woman was not particularly strong. On the surface, she was only at the True Martial Realm, but a faint demonic aura shrouded her body!
Such was a trait possessed only by the Forbidden Demon Clan or demonic cultivators.
He could not determine which kind she was, but he knew that this alluring woman was definitely no harmless creature.
Yang Chen remained calm. If he acted too agitated now, he would easily alert the enemy and let them discover something. Nor did he hurriedly withdraw his gaze. He merely turned his scrutinizing look into one of teasing lust.
That way, his repeated glances at the alluring woman would seem perfectly normal, leaving her unable to notice or infer anything.
Clearly, the alluring woman had not realized that Yang Chen had already noticed something. She simply twisted her waist and acted coquettishly in the old man's arms, seeming to want him to stand up for her.
The old man was already faintly exuding the aura of the Heavenly Martial Realm, making Zhou Qing deeply wary. He growled, "Who are you two? What do you want with the Gate Master and me?"
This old man was none other than Elder Lin, the very man who had had some unpleasantness with Yang Chen while competing for the Cloud Flower.
Elder Lin looked coldly at Zhou Qing and Yang Chen,