The pursuit had consumed a considerable amount of Chen Mu's true qi.
But he had also gotten a rough measure of the Demoness's capabilities.
Only her lightness skill was extraordinary. Her blood and qi fluctuated at merely the third or fourth level of meridian opening; in a head-on fight, she could not withstand even one exchange.
This made Chen Mu frown inwardly.
She was so easily defeated that her strength hardly suggested she was anyone important.
Could the one I'm chasing be the substitute? Is the real courtesan over on Zheng Hongyi's side?
Chen Mu had no way of knowing. Now that he had cornered her, he did not relax in the slightest.
"Young master, don't you wish to hear who I really am, and why I'm here?"
Seeing Chen Mu frown and halt his saber, the Demoness thought her scheme had worked. She continued speaking while secretly reaching for the concealed weapons in her sleeve.
Hearing her abruptly change her tune, as though she had secrets to divulge, Chen Mu played along.
"Oh? What do you have to say?"
"Let's hear it."
Even as he spoke, Chen Mu secretly activated his Divine Lihuo Eyes.
The Demoness had thought her empty words had stalled Chen Mu and was about to launch a sneak attack.
But when she raised her gaze again and met Chen Mu's eyes, she suddenly saw two lotus-flame marks within them. Her mind instantly reeled.
"Damn it! How dare you ambush me!"
With a sharp cry, she struck abruptly, shooting concealed weapons from her sleeve.
In an instant, Chen Mu sensed dozens of steel needles as fine as ox hairs flying toward him.
Each carried concentrated true qi, pricking faint beads of blood from his skin before even touching it.
"Is that all you've got?"
Chen Mu