Welcome Back, Your Majesty, the Human Emperor (4K) (Continued)

"Is she really his aunt?"

Shao Hanyun's eyes flickered slightly. She stepped forward, bowed faintly to Tianling, and offered a graceful salute.

"Hanyun greets you, Senior."

Her manners were impeccable, and her voice carried a magnetic quality that likewise revealed little emotion.

When Tan Lin had introduced her earlier, he had used the vague description of how they had recently become inseparable to explain their relationship, which had actually displeased her somewhat.

It was only because "Gu Qingying" was present that she concealed it well.

For the instant this woman arrived, her intuition seemed to tell her—

If possible, she absolutely must not take the initiative to mention the "Dao companion" relationship between herself and Tan Lin, a relationship she had defined for herself.

For some unknown reason, perhaps because the other woman's cultivation was far above her own, or perhaps for other reasons—

Whenever she stood before her, she always felt as though needles were pricking her back.

The last trace of scrutiny and probing in her bewitching eyes was now carefully concealed, never revealed.

Yet the wildness in her bones meant she would not be so easily "suppressed" upon their first meeting.

In truth, among the few words she had used to greet the other woman just now, the term "Senior" had been employed with remarkable subtlety, carrying quite a bit of implication.

Yet Tianling seemed not to have caught the probing hidden beneath her words. She merely nodded slightly.

Her gaze swept over Shao Hanyun before a faint, almost imperceptible smile touched her lips.

"Part of the Immortal Spirit Bloodline? That is indeed rare. In this age, most such bloodlines have become so diluted that they have fallen into the mortal world, while even more have long since been severed. Since you still exist, you must have