Qi Luoshuang seemed to sense danger, and her heart tightened. Before Chu Mo could finish, she stepped forward and said resolutely, "This disciple is willing to open her Divine Sense and allow you to search her soul, High Person."
"Hmm?"
Chu Mo's gaze sharpened slightly as he looked at her tightly closed eyes and her posture, like someone baring her neck for the executioner's blade. He was somewhat surprised.
So confident? Then I really ought to give it a try. At a thought, a faint light shone on his index finger, and he pressed it against Qi Luoshuang's forehead.
The secret soul-searching technique he used came from Xueying. Called the [Mind-Confounding Heart-Peering Art], it disrupted a person's mind, then quietly peered into their memories in the instant a gap appeared in their consciousness. It was a high-grade technique.
Yet the moment his Divine Thought entered, Chu Mo noticed something unusual. Deep within Qi Luoshuang's sea of consciousness lay an extremely well-concealed restriction.
The restriction was tightly bound to her soul. If he forcibly broke through it, her soul would undoubtedly suffer grievous damage, leaving her witless. Reading her memories would then be out of the question.
He frowned, withdrew his Divine Thought, and dispersed the faint light at his fingertip.
Qi Luoshuang slowly opened her eyes. Her face was a few shades paler than before, and her breathing was slightly labored. "You should now believe that this disciple spoke the truth, High Person.
"That restriction is the Soul-Locking Seal, placed by Hong Xuan himself. Though intended to control this disciple, it also protects her memories from outside scrutiny.
"If this disciple is unwilling, you will have no way of learning the whereabouts of the Pure Spirit Qi. You can only continue waiting for another opportunity."
Immediately afterward, Qi Luoshuang bowed,