The Demoness's lilting voice drifted over the moment Li Dao arrived.
The Demoness stood on a stone pillar rising from the seabed. Seeing Li Dao approach, she took a step and vanished from her spot.
Li Dao looked behind him and saw the Demoness smiling sweetly at him, an air of languor radiating from her.
"You arrived early, fairy, but our appointed day hasn't come yet, so I can hardly be called late."
"Let's hurry up and discuss our cooperation."
Rather than follow her lead, Li Dao changed the subject outright.
The Demoness smiled at his words, taking no offense.
"I'll let you off this time. It's not nice to make a woman wait for a man, you know."
"Your aura is noticeably stronger than it was three months ago. Your cultivation must have improved again."
"With the two of us working together, nothing can go wrong."
Li Dao's expression grew a little strange as he listened to her.
"The two of us? Didn't you go looking for partners?"
The Demoness waved a hand and said casually, "I invited them, but they didn't answer, so I robbed them while I was at it."
"I've thought it through, too. Quality matters more than numbers. With the two of us taking the field, there's no opponent we can't bring down."
Looking at the Demoness's unruffled face, Li Dao's lips twitched. He silently remarked, She really is a demoness, doing whatever she pleases. Still, that's just to my taste.
He nodded without saying anything more, then raised his hand and summoned the Ghost Ship, which immediately swelled in the wind.
The two of them and the tiger boarded the black ship and began sailing forward.
"Have you settled on our first target?"
Li Dao turned to the Demoness beside him and asked in