What an exceptional beauty... and with such a strong personality.
Yu Ci shifted his gaze as well, looking toward the newcomer. Judging purely by her "sitting posture," the female cultivator possessed the bearing of a man—and the bold, unrestrained sort at that. She sat high at the stern of the small boat, her long legs spread and braced within it, looking both immensely comfortable and powerfully poised.
Naturally, her attire suited her as well. Unlike the flowing rainbow robes and skirts customary for female cultivators in this realm, she wore neat, close-fitting clothes, with only a half-cape fastened behind her. A fair portion of it had already been soaked by lake water or wine, and only one corner stirred faintly in the lake breeze, softening those overly hard lines at once.
Yet even so, what she conveyed was not the delicate refinement expected of an ordinary beauty, but the weathered, jianghu air of someone who had endured the grinding of the world.
Hm, why did she seem somewhat familiar?
It had to be said that this beauty's tough yet uninhibited aura was too distinctive, making it difficult for Yu Ci to immediately match her to anyone in his memory.
As he searched his recollections, the female cultivator spoke again in a hoarse voice. "Is this True Man Yu?"
Yu Ci clasped his hands toward her. "That would be Yu."
Hearing that he was a Longevity True Man, the cultivators paying attention to this side began whispering among themselves. The Three Northern Lakes had always been a gathering place for elites, while Xi Yu Lake was the central region and a place to transcend tribulations. The appearance of three or five True Persons was nothing unusual, but guessing at their origins and foundations was quite entertaining.
Especially for someone like him,