At those words, Qin Xiaoxiao did not immediately agree. She scrutinized Jiang Hai and asked coldly, "You lost your memory?"
"I examined your body. When Jianan first brought you here, both your body and soul had suffered grievous injuries. Many of your meridians were severed, and half your heart was missing. An ordinary person couldn't possibly survive in that condition, unless you aren't human. Besides, none of those injuries would cause memory loss. So you're lying. Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in approaching Jianan?"
An ancient zither appeared in Qin Xiaoxiao's hands. Its body was coated in chestnut-shell lacquer, with flowing-water crackle patterns. Its lustrous sheen seemed to exude a proud, aloof air.
The strings shimmered with faint azure light, and the thirteen position markers inlaid with pearls resembled so many bright moons.
It was the Sea Moon Clear Radiance, a zither the Qin Emperor had once used and later given to Qin Xiaoxiao.
Qin Xiaoxiao held her fingertips over the strings and stared coldly at Jiang Hai, a faint yellow glow spreading around her.
Among Soul Rings, yellow represented a hundred-year Soul Ring, merely an introductory ring for a Soul Master. On the Longqinus Continent, however, it represented the third major tier of magic or battle aura, while in the Zither Sect of the Eight East Dragon Sects, it encompassed the three major tiers of green, azure, and blue.
Having reached the ninth rank of sword gallbladder, zither heart, Qin Xiaoxiao was already an elite mage approaching the purple tier. Her unique zither magic also possessed tremendous destructive power.
"Brother Jiang, is what Sister Qin said true?"
Jianan turned her large, innocent eyes toward Jiang Hai, making it impossible for him to maintain the composure he had shown throughout his confrontation with Qin Xiaoxiao.
Jiang Hai