Now, at this very moment, it no longer mattered whether He Pingsheng admitted his identity.
They had already made up their minds.
But... since they were certain, why hadn't they struck me down?
"Amitabha..." He Pingsheng frowned and offered a Buddhist salute.
"Ami-my-ass... still pretending?" Lou Zhiyi flew into a rage.
He Pingsheng shook his head. "That's right... I was the one who went to your Heavenly Eye Commerce Association to apply for the position of first-floor counter elder!"
"But in truth, I am neither Monk Duxuan nor Daoist Clear Water!"
Magic power surged through He Pingsheng, and he instantly assumed the female appearance of his second aspect. "Immortal Maiden Zhiyi, this is my true appearance!"
At the sight, Lou Zhiyi's expression changed drastically, and she raised a hand to cover her mouth!
Only after several breaths did she speak. "Y-you... you're a woman?"
"Heavens..."
"I know you... you're Master Qiao from Qiao Xiaoqiao's Immortal Artifact Shop?"
She drew in several sharp breaths.
"I even had you craft immortal artifacts for me?"
He Pingsheng smiled and nodded. "That's right... it was me!"
"Are you sick in the head?" Lou Zhiyi stood up angrily and hurled the jade-green qualification token in her hand straight into He Pingsheng's face. "Why turn yourself into a man for no reason?"
"Disgusting!"
As she spoke, Lou Zhiyi turned and left.
He Pingsheng shook his head and was about to resume his secluded cultivation, but Lou Zhiyi returned. "Qiao Xiaoqiao, how about turning back into Clear Water so I can have another look?"
This time, He Pingsheng feigned fury. "You're the disgusting one... get lost..."
This time, Lou Zhiyi really left.
After Lou Zhiyi left, He Pingsheng did not emerge from seclusion immediately. Instead, he continued sitting cross-legged on the ground, devouring divine marrow to refine