"This Saintess has completely offended the Myriad Phenomena Sacred Land for your sake."
Her voice was cool and gave no hint of joy or anger, yet she deliberately emphasized the point.
"This 'pledge of allegiance' carries enough weight, doesn't it, Young Master Gu?"
She stressed the words "pledge of allegiance," as though reminding Gu Sheng of something.
Gu Sheng suppressed the turmoil in his heart and looked at her calmly before slowly voicing his most pressing question.
"How... did you do it?"
"Hmm?"
The woman in purple tilted her head slightly, revealing a perfectly timed, faintly puzzled smile, as if she truly did not understand.
"Erase... the trace of Soul Power I left in Jin'er's sea of consciousness."
Gu Sheng stared into her eyes and asked each word distinctly.
He needed to confirm exactly what connection the person before him had with Jin'er.
Upon hearing the name Jin'er, as well as the words "soul imprint," the woman in purple seemed to smile even more deeply. That smile carried an indescribable hint of amusement and... indifference.
She gently raised a hand and tidied the side of her hair, though it had not been messy to begin with. Her movements were utterly elegant. Then she lifted her gaze to meet Gu Sheng's probing eyes, her red lips parting to utter words that shook him to the core.
"Erase it? Why would I erase it?"
She paused, and the smile on her lips took on a trace of almost cruel sincerity.
"Because you never left any Soul Power in this body of mine... Young Master Gu."
When Gu Sheng heard the Zi Xiao Saintess say, "You never left any Soul Power in this body of mine," his eyes instantly turned razor-sharp, like a cold blade leaving its sheath, locking firmly onto her breathtaking