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...Master wasn't a fool. Master was a woman of supreme intelligence.

Ji Yuan's delight naturally turned to surprise, though a trace of puzzlement lingered beneath it.

"See through things?"

"No."

As he spoke, Ji Yuan summoned his Truth-Piercing Divine Eye. He first glanced at Hua Yaoyue, then, without batting an eye, shifted his gaze elsewhere. He looked all around before closing the vertical eye and declaring with certainty:

"It really can't."

"It can't?"

Hua Yaoyue frowned in thought. She was sure she remembered correctly. Back then, she had heard someone say... the Truth-Piercing Divine Eye could see through things, which was why certain wicked-minded members of the Purple-Eyed Clan loved staring at beautiful fairies.

But Ji Yuan's reaction... If he hadn't just summoned the Truth-Piercing Divine Eye to check repeatedly, Hua Yaoyue might still have had a sliver of doubt.

Yet the way he had checked again and again with the eye truly left her unable to make sense of it.

"No. Perhaps only a Truth-Piercing Divine Eye backed by Purple-Eyed Clan blood can see through things. This half-baked eye of your disciple's has no such wondrous power."

"That's probably it."

Hua Yaoyue nodded, only half convinced.

"Oh, Master, look at this."

Ji Yuan opened his right hand as a haze of ice-attributed spiritual energy gathered above it. He curled his fingers, and an ice sword took shape in an instant.

...For one thing, Ji Yuan had already planned to ask Hua Yaoyue about switching to ice arts. For another, it gave him a convenient way to divert her attention.

It would be troublesome if she kept digging into the matter of seeing through things.

"Ice arts?"

Hua Yaoyue sat up a little at the sight.

"Yes. This happened after I fell into that Icefire Pool too, though I'd taken