As those words fell, the wretched, headless corpse below the steps suddenly trembled. Light and shadow flickered, and it dissolved soundlessly into a stream of yin energy.
In the very spot where the corpse had lain,
a slender figure abruptly appeared, seemingly real yet illusory.
Her features were indistinct, however. Clearly, only an Emanation had come.
"Chen Heng, I am rather curious."
Gu Yi blinked and chuckled before asking:
"How did you see through me? Was it through Jadechen's Dao Arts... or have you had some other fortuitous encounter?"
From the very beginning, Gu Yi had intended to use this Jiao Woman Emanation to infiltrate Deng Yunji's command,
then seize an opening to kill him and shake his army's morale.
Who would have thought that after Su Tong and Li Yi found this Emanation of hers,
they would discuss the matter and actually place her inside a storage artifact, keeping her under careful watch without intending to let Deng Yunji know?
Instead, they planned to present her to Yu Shitong after the war.
With this gesture, they would earn a substantial favor from Yu Shitong!
Such actions
had left Gu Yi feeling quite helpless.
To avoid exposing herself, she could only order the True Persons of the Dao lineages under her command to surround and kill Lü Xing of the Chenzhang Sect during the chaotic fighting several days later, then personally dispatch her true body and assume Lü Xing's appearance.
Only then had she slipped naturally into the Jadechen camp and drawn close to Deng Yunji's command.
Yet after spending some time with him,
Gu Yi had also discerned Deng Yunji's temperament, learning that he was eccentric and habitually held everyone beneath his notice.
She had therefore made a few adjustments to her earlier preparations, voluntarily offering a Sun Star