The Sacred Artifact Tests the Heart Realm: Only by Defeating Yourself Can You See Your True Self!

Zhang Yunshang felt the left side of her chest.

The transplanted Zombie Heart had begun to stir the moment she entered this room and drew close to Li Xiang.

It beat at a ferocity she had never felt before.

Wildly, it throbbed.

She had guessed right. This Zombie Heart was connected to the man before her.

"Aren't you going to invite me to sit?" Zhang Yunshang asked.

Li Xiang froze for a moment. The fingers resting on his knee spread slightly.

"Please, have a seat, Miss Zhang." Li Xiang nodded and tipped his chin toward the round stool beside the table.

Zhang Yunshang walked over and sat down with unhurried grace.

She did not look around the guest room or say another word. She simply faced Li Xiang across the small square table and watched him.

Her gaze was as still as a deep pool, too fathomless for him to tell what she was thinking.

A deathly silence settled over the room.

The occasional cry of a night owl outside the window only made the atmosphere inside more eerie.

Under her stare, Li Xiang felt a prickle of unease.

The woman's gaze was too sharp, as though she meant to peel away his flesh with her eyes and see what secrets lay hidden in his bones.

"Miss Zhang, you've come late at night without even bringing Guards. You must have important news for me." Li Xiang broke the silence, his tone polite and distant.

He did not want to become too entangled with her, especially when she carried a heart that might explode like thunder at any moment.

The corners of Zhang Yunshang's mouth stirred into a faint smile.

"No." She looked into Li Xiang's eyes and softened her voice. "I just wanted to see you."

As if realizing how