An Unexpected Delight

When Song Wen learned from Yu Wen's message that Blood Brow had come to Azure Heaven Mountain and demanded to see him by name, he was surprised.

It would not be difficult for Blood Brow to determine that "Yinshuo" and "Extreme Yin" were the same person.

She knew many of the Divine Blood Sect's secrets, and Song Wen had used the Undying True Corpse Transformation in public, turning into a thirty-foot giant corpse.

That alone was enough for her to conclude that Yinshuo practiced the Corpse King Reincarnation Art and was the Extreme Yin she sought.

When Song Wen arrived at Azure Heaven Mountain, Blood Brow was sitting in the hall, leisurely drinking tea.

After dismissing the disciples in the hall and setting up a soundproof barrier, Song Wen smiled and said,

"Congratulations, Blood Brow. You escaped the Nine Palaces Sect without trouble."

Blood Brow lightly brushed the hair from her forehead and replied with a hint of allure,

"I never expected you to care so much about my safety. I'm quite beside myself with joy."

Song Wen smiled faintly.

He saw through her as clearly as a mirror: Blood Brow wanted something from him.

Just as he expected, she continued before he could speak.

"I came today hoping to make a deal with you."

Blood Brow's voice was soft and faintly bashful, enough to send a tingling warmth through anyone who heard it.

A smile touched Song Wen's lips. Rather than respond to her proposal, he asked,

"Did you obtain the Bronze Key Coffin?"

To Song Wen, Blood Brow had value—and any standing to bargain with him—only if she had the Bronze Key Coffin.

If she had failed to obtain it, their agreement to explore the Divine Blood Hall together would naturally be nothing but empty words.

In that