Deeper Infiltration, the Banana Leaf Fan Proves Its Worth (Nine Nether Illustration Included)

(One extra chapter to make up for yesterday; today's update will come this afternoon.)

Under Xiao Yan's slightly dazed gaze...

A delicate body as white as jade appeared before him. She had a light, graceful figure, with long, slender legs, rounded and taut, exquisitely alluring. Above them was a slender waist he could encircle with one hand, then snow-white breasts and an elegant, swanlike neck...

Nine Nether's red lips curled slightly, her long, narrow eyes carrying a wild allure that could set a man's heart racing.

With a flash, she landed before Xiao Yan.

(Nine Nether)

She freely displayed her graceful, exquisite figure.

Yet there was not a trace of a woman's bashfulness about her.

Clearly, having only just assumed human form, she had yet to acquire the human sense of shame.

"Hmm... are you embarrassed?"

Nine Nether casually raised her fair arm and draped it over Xiao Yan's shoulder. Bringing her stunning face close, she examined his faintly flushed cheeks with some surprise.

"You didn't even bat an eye when you threatened me just now, but one look at my... and you're this red?" Nine Nether studied Xiao Yan with her narrow, beautiful eyes, then broke into a smile. Her delicate hand gently stroked his face. "Who would have thought you were such an innocent boy?"

Xiao Yan sighed softly. "Put some clothes on. Since you've evolved into a human, you need to follow the rules of the human world."

"Hmm..."

Reluctance flickered in Nine Nether's eyes, but she finally conjured a vivid red dress. She looked like a cluster of crimson roses, fiery and enchanting.

"So where are we?"

"An underground hidden realm on this plane. A little farther down is a cave left behind by a Heavenly Sovereign."

Xiao Yan pointed downward.

"A Heavenly Sovereign?" Astonishment flashed