A Web of Strange Suspicions

"Your Highness may call me... Di Wushuang!"

As Jian Shang looked at her in confusion, Wei Wushuang glanced at him coyly and spoke in a calm voice.

"Di Wushuang? Aren't you Wei Wushuang? Are you an Otherworlder or a native?"

Jian Shang gave a noncommittal response, then frowned at Di Wushuang and asked his question.

Demon Empress Ying Ying, Song Zutian, Dark Night Lone Star, and the other Otherworlders knew little about the legendary Lotus Manual, one of the ten great manuals, but they knew the Imperial Residence well. So when its members greeted her, they assumed Di Wushuang was Wei Wushuang without giving it another thought.

Jian Shang, however, knew Zhao Gao, the owner of the Lotus Manual, and had also spent time with Evil Consort Hua Qiandai.

A man who castrated himself before cultivating the Lotus Manual would indeed progress faster and become neither fully man nor woman, but he would not turn into an actual woman.

Most obviously... he would not grow breasts. At most, he would acquire a woman's grace and softness.

"Wei Wushuang is dead! I am an Otherworlder, of course!"

Di Wushuang seemed unusually patient and respectful toward Jian Shang. She took the time to explain, her captivating eyes roving over him with open interest.

"Who you are... doesn't matter! What matters is whether you'll step aside or fight me!"

Jian Shang was curious about Di Wushuang's origins, but the matter at hand came first. He could not be bothered to speculate and asked her outright.

"Hm?"

Hearing their exchange, Song Zutian, Dark Night Lone Star, and the other Otherworlders present kept looking at Di Wushuang in puzzlement.

At first glance, Di Wushuang's features did bear a strong resemblance to Wei Wushuang's.

But their bearing was plainly different, as was their sex. Wei Wushuang