"Hm!" A sharp gleam suddenly flashed in the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones' eyes. He gave a quiet hum of surprise, then said gravely, "All of you may leave! Li Xiaoya, stay!"
The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones' voice seemed to come from beyond the nine heavens. It echoed through the air, brimming with a majesty that compelled obedience. Even with Li Xiaoya guarding his mind, he could barely resist it!
"Yes!" Qian Lan and Tang Ju'er answered respectfully, withdrawing without another word!
Even as extraordinarily bold as Li Xiaoya was, his heart could not help bobbing up and down with anxiety. The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones felt like the very world around him. A single thought, a single finger, might be enough to kill him.
"Li Xiaoya!" the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones suddenly said gravely.
"Yes, Senior!" Li Xiaoya hurriedly stepped forward and answered respectfully.
"What is a human like you doing among our Demon Race?" Though the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones spoke calmly, his words struck like thunder from a clear sky. Li Xiaoya's scalp prickled. The thing he feared most had happened.
"Well..." Cold sweat poured off Li Xiaoya. How had the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones seen through his human identity so easily? For a moment, he could find no suitable excuse. However quick-witted he was, fooling the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones was no easy matter. If his lie were exposed, his life would probably be forfeit...
While Li Xiaoya was still hesitating!
"So you really are human. Then what is going on with your aura?" the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones continued.
"Ah! I..." Li Xiaoya suddenly realized that the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones had merely been bluffing earlier. He hurriedly answered, "Senior Ten Thousand Bones! Actually, I'm only half