Seven days later, Xiao Yu returned to Twin Peaks Island.
Unexpectedly, the moment he saw Fan Jingmei, she bowed gracefully and said:
"Welcome back, Senior Xiao!"
"Hmm? You recognized me?" Xiao Yu's gaze sharpened as he looked at Wen Siyue, who stood to one side.
"Young Master, I haven't said anything these past two weeks. I don't know what happened either," Wen Siyue said anxiously when she saw Xiao Yu look her way.
"Senior, there is no need to blame Fellow Daoist Wen. I recognized you through an ability of my own," Fan Jingmei explained as she straightened.
"How did you recognize me?" Xiao Yu's expression darkened. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator could not see through his Transformation Technique. How could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator recognize him?
"Please don't be suspicious, Senior. I recognized you entirely by your scent," Fan Jingmei replied, raising a delicate hand to tuck back a strand of hair at her forehead, a sly glint flashing in her beautiful eyes.
"By my scent?" Xiao Yu looked at her skeptically.
As though she understood his confusion, Fan Jingmei explained with a soft laugh:
"I've been different from ordinary people since childhood. I can distinguish people's bodily scents very clearly, and permanently remember any scent I choose. I once came into close contact with you, Senior, and committed your scent to memory long ago. When you came here last time, I was so startled by your Nascent Soul stage cultivation that I failed to react. Only afterward did I realize you were Senior Xiao, whom the entire Chaotic Star Sea has been searching for."
After saying this, Fan Jingmei gazed at Xiao Yu with such alluring charm that her eyes seemed ready to overflow with water.
Xiao Yu ignored her coquettish display and said without a trace