Master.
It was a rather delicate form of address.
In ancient times, the term might have been used between an actual master and servant. In modern times, it often came with certain strange relationships.
But Yue Wen thought it over carefully and could not remember ever getting involved in that scene.
Besides, he did not even know this woman.
Thinking back over his past experiences more carefully, the only ones in a position to call him master were those Black Silver Corpse Puppets and the little black snake... Huh, why were they all black?
Oh, that was not important.
Wait.
The little black snake was a Spirit Pet. Yue Wen suddenly remembered that he seemed to have another "Spirit Pet." Could she be the Fox Demon Lady?
As he looked into Su Yun's teasing, smiling eyes, they seemed to overlap faintly with that pair of fox eyes, giving him a slight inward jolt.
But he did not dare say it outright and could only ask tentatively, "Miss Su, what do you mean?"
"Stop pretending. Haven't you figured out who I am yet?" Su Yun smiled faintly. Her eyes abruptly changed color, becoming the Fox Demon Lady's blue-green eyes as a trace of demonic aura escaped for an instant.
In that instant, Yue Wen also felt a connection deep within his soul.
Perhaps it was the bond with Immortal Dew Valley's master that she had spoken of.
That familiar feeling allowed him to confirm with absolute certainty that the person before him was indeed the Fox Demon Lady.
"What's going on?" Yue Wen asked. "Do you Fox Demons have a particular fondness for possessing beautiful women surnamed Su?"
The last one to do that had been called Su Daji, and she had stirred up quite a lot of trouble afterward.
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