"Since your disguise has already been exposed, why not show yourselves?"
Lou Yunxiao recalled the Pale Silver Sword and stepped in front of Ning Ke.
Ning Ke kept his gaze fixed on the air, which was still rippling.
Cultivators and demons alike knew concealment techniques, but concealment of this caliber shocked even Ning Ke.
He swept his spiritual sense over them, yet could not discern their true forms at all.
The outline of a snake's tail that had appeared at first had been fleeting, and now there was no trace of it.
Even more absurdly, Ning Ke could hear those two voices "whispering."
First came a little girl's adorable voice. "Little Daddy, does he mean he wants us to come out?"
Then came a deliberately lowered male voice. "Yes, sweetie."
"But we're playing hide-and-seek with Big Daddy. If we show ourselves, what if Big Daddy finds us?"
"Right, right. I'm worried about that too."
"Why don't we sneak away?"
"That's what I was thinking too!" The man slowed his speech. "Shh, let's go quietly, very quietly. Don't let them notice..."
Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao, who had heard every word: "..."
The two flashed outside the cave. By now, the snowstorm had stopped, and two trails left by dragging snake tails, one large and one small, appeared in the thick snow.
Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao stood to either side, blocking the path ahead of the two trails.
Then they heard the man say, "Oh no, sweetie! I forgot to block our voices. I think they heard us!"
"Sweetie, come into Little Daddy's arms! Daddy will get you out of here!"
"Huh? Sweetie? Sweetie, what are you doing? Come back!"
The man's initial nervousness gave way to panic, making the air ripple again and revealing two figures.
One was large