Ding Songyan was long past the age of throwing caution to the winds in a rush of hot blood. Rather than immediately asking where Sun Feiyang, "Evil Through and Through," was hiding, he looked at Ji Hanyi with suspicion in his eyes and asked bluntly:
"What are you trying to achieve?"
With both his strength and his circumstances at an absolute disadvantage, he had discovered that he could not beat Ji Hanyi at her twists and turns, so he chose a different approach.
Ji Hanyi tipped up her lovely, fresh-faced countenance and said with a playful smile:
"Possibility one: you're my second brother, and I want to give you a chance to avenge yourself. Such deep affection between brother and sister needs no thanks. That would be far too distant.
"Possibility two: if we of the Sage-Slaying Path act ourselves, others might misunderstand, affecting what comes next. But we can't simply let a chance to weaken the Accumulated Evil Path slip past, so we have to ask you to do it for us, Second Brother.
"Possibility three: I've taken the opportunity to lay a secret trap for you. Then people will discover that you're working with our Sage-Slaying Path, and even jumping into a great river won't wash you clean. You'll be forced to fall into the Heterodox Path and break with your Senior Sister Zheng, leaving you and your little sister with only each other to depend on.
"Second Brother, which possibility do you think it is?"
Ji Hanyi's eyes shone as she glanced about, her beauty clear and pure. Yet paired with that tone and those words, she seemed like an enchantress who toyed with hearts and turned the whole world upside down.
Without waiting for Ding Songyan to answer, she switched to propping her cheek on her