Xie Jinhuan sped toward Huo Li City with Jiang Xian and Senior Sister Milk Melons, keeping a cautious watch on their surroundings to avoid a sneak attack from the Huaxian Old Monster. Coal Ball, meanwhile, streaked through the air ahead to summon reinforcements.
But before the three of them had left the area covered by the Light-Devouring Spirit-Severing Array, they spotted a figure on a distant hill.
The figure wore a Red Gauze Skirt with the distinctive style of the Western Regions. She was exceptionally tall, her long wine-red hair dancing in the wind like a flame burning on the grasslands. Her sharply defined features and Jade-green Eyes exuded a transcendent air that looked down upon the mortal world as she called from afar:
"Yang Huaxian is nearby. Come over here, quickly."
Xie Jinhuan froze slightly at the sight of Sister Guo. He had intended to approach her, but after a moment's consideration, he asked instead:
"Who might you be, fellow Daoist?"
Ye Yunchi had seen this Western Regions Hu Concubine, whose breasts were bigger than her head, in Xie Jinhuan's room before. Seeing him pretend not to recognize her, she asked in confusion:
"What's wrong?"
"She's a fake."
"Huh?"
Xie Jinhuan had noticed nothing amiss in her appearance or bearing, but the Goddess of War had undergone martyrdom a hundred years ago. Her current identity was Empress Dowager Guo, and the Unorthodox Dao had no way of knowing whether the Goddess of War was dead.
For that reason, Sister Guo would never appear with her original face. This was clearly the Unorthodox Dao testing him to see whether he knew the Goddess of War. The moment he acted familiar with her, Sister Guo would plainly be exposed.
And sure enough, upon hearing his question, the red-clad figure looked blankly