Yet before his divine sense could touch the Frostbound Purple Ultimate Sword, he discovered that its probing strand had vanished.
He looked toward Su Jiu in slight astonishment, only to meet her gaze head-on.
Qian Xin showed not a trace of embarrassment at being caught. Still wearing a cheeky grin, he said, "Fellow Daoist Su, your divine sense really is formidable."
Su Jiu did not take the bait. She merely said coolly, "Rather than investigating me, you would do better to pay attention to yourself and your surroundings. After all, you won't always be lucky enough to have someone save you.
"And if you keep playing these irritating little tricks, I wouldn't mind taking a little extra trouble to eliminate you along with the vengeful souls."
Qian Xin's expression stiffened for a moment before he said, "Tsk, are you angry? I was only trying to understand you. After all, know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat, right?"
Standing nearby, Yun Huanling was so incensed by the man's shamelessness that he almost laughed.
But before he could say anything, Su Jiu rejected Qian Xin first. "No need. Since we're enemies, we should at least maintain a basic distance. Otherwise, I'll only regard your actions as attempts to pry into the enemy's secrets."
With that, Su Jiu left her spot and headed toward a corner.
Qian Xin remained where he was, rubbing his chin as he watched her retreating figure with interest in his eyes. Such an intriguing female cultivator made him somewhat reluctant to kill her.
Just then, a shadow fell before him. He looked up slightly and found the man who had been following Su Jiu all along. If he remembered correctly, this man also used ice-element spiritual qi, just like Su Jiu.