As Ding Songyan looked at the peerless beauty seated beside his bed, her smile enchanting and her lovely eyes sparkling, a chill spread through almost his entire body.
His "Hundun State" could cover a radius of five zhang, giving him a perception and command of his surroundings far beyond most Martial Grandmasters. He should have discovered a living person hiding in his room while he was still in the courtyard.
Yet the truth was that he had sensed nothing.
There was only one explanation...
Candlelight appeared in Ding Songyan's eyes as he examined Ji Hanyi.
No tiger ears, no sharp claws, no tiger tail. She was still a "normal" young woman, as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, graceful and captivating.
Ding Songyan's heart slowly sank. Only one thought remained in his mind:
Demoness Ji-no, my little sister-has attained the Celestial-Human Realm...
He always found calm when faced with grave matters. He swiftly considered his situation, wondering whether he could withstand one or two blows from Ji Hanyi long enough to shout something like, "The Nine-Evil Witch is here!" Could the Martial Grandmasters on duty at Prince Kang's Residence hold her off until the Great Grandmasters in the Flame Capital arrived to help, or force the demoness to retreat in the process?
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, he heard Ji Hanyi say with a soft laugh:
"Second Brother, you wouldn't want Emperor Jianwu and Prince Kang to find out that you ate the Hundun Remains and the Xiaoming Sect helped you conceal it, would you?"
Ding Songyan's nerves were stretched taut. The corners of his mouth twitched as he forced a smile.
"Why does that sound so familiar?"
"You teased me with that sort of line back in Chengyu Lane." Ji Hanyi rose, walked lightly over to the table,