Under Hun Changqing's scrutiny, nothing inside Nalan Yanran's body could remain hidden; he took it all in. He could sense that the Dou Qi within her was extraordinarily powerful, already at the level of a Peak Dou Wang, with signs that she could break through to Dou Emperor at any moment.
Yet that power seemed somehow incompatible with her. Hun Changqing immediately recognized her condition: she had received a powerful expert's Dou Qi inheritance, presumably from some predecessor of the Misty Cloud Sect within its Gate of Life and Death. That fluctuation in her aura just now had probably occurred because she had yet to fully refine the inheritance and merge it with herself. A momentary disturbance in her emotions had caused it to become unstable, hadn't it?
Hun Changqing made a rough guess, though he could not be entirely certain. He had caught that aura just now, but it had been far too subtle and fleeting, appearing for only an instant. Still, despite his uncertainty, he did not give it much thought. He did not believe that Nalan Yanran, a mere Peak Dou Wang, could hide anything from him.
Having found nothing suspicious about Nalan Yanran, Hun Changqing could not be bothered to pay further attention to her physical condition. Instead, he shifted his gaze to her face and began admiring it closely.
After all, although he had quite a few women, and the two peerless beauties beside him had given him a taste that left him craving more, they already knew one another's depths and lengths, leaving a little less novelty. Now, however, Nalan Yanran's face was still filled with terror and despair, tears falling without cease. Paired with her delicate, lovely features, it struck Hun Changqing as immensely entertaining. The sight pleased his eyes like a beautiful