Drive Straight In, Cleaving the Heart (Part 1)

Zhu Wenying was about to ask for details when Bao Yun looked up in startled surprise next to him.

Seeing her expression, Yu Ci felt his heart skip a beat. Bao Yun was still being kept in the dark by him, and in her mind, he was probably just a lustful fellow with a kind heart and no knowledge of the inner workings. Yet he had spoken too smoothly, completely forgetting about this detail.

Bao Yun was definitely a clever person, and the more she thought about it, the more wrong it felt: "You..."

"Creak."

Suddenly came the sound of a door opening. Yu Ci was about to turn his head when a sudden dread gripped him.

Aside from this room, everywhere else in the courtyard was completely silent, so quiet it made one's heart run cold. That was the creature's instinct, growing sharper through the manifestation of Primordial Spirit true nature, sending a piercing chill straight to the heart.

Emotions possessed an inexplicable contagious power. The room suddenly quieted down as the people watched an uninvited visitor push the door open and step inside, her voice ringing out immediately:

"You... know me?"

Upon seeing the newcomer's face, Yu Ci's mind suddenly went completely blank.

Although he quickly regained his senses, by that time he had already instinctively assumed a defensive posture. Zhu Wenying beside him did the same, a javelin materializing and holding horizontal across her chest.

Such combat instinct was commendable on ordinary days, but currently, this was definitely an unwise move.

Facing a Longevity True Man at close range, what use was parrying?

The newcomer was dressed in men's attire, but at a glance one could tell she was a peerless female cultivator. With a lean face and slender figure, her male disguise carried a natural air