Huang Xiao felt a little puzzled. Had he mistaken her for someone else? Was this woman not Jiang Liuli?
Before Huang Xiao could think it through, the woman seemed to notice the change in his expression and said coldly again, "What? Surely you aren't going to deny being a member of the Demonic Path?"
Huang Xiao drew a deep breath, then said, "Miss, you believe I belong to the Demonic Path?"
The woman gave a derisive laugh without answering. Though her expression remained cold, her meaning was plain enough: wasn't Huang Xiao merely stating the obvious?
Seeing that the woman made no mention of the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord, nor of his being the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord's successor, nor of challenging him to a match, Huang Xiao was deeply puzzled.
If she were Jiang Liuli, she probably would not have missed this chance to defeat him, or perhaps kill him during their match. Yet none of that had happened.
It looks like I was mistaken. She probably isn't Jiang Liuli, Huang Xiao thought. But just who is this woman? Are there other experts like her in the Jianghu? Hmm, perhaps she's a young expert some Renowned Great Sect has kept hidden.
Having concluded that this woman was not Jiang Liuli, Huang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. If she really were Jiang Liuli, her strength would indeed have left him at his wits' end.
He clearly had little chance of defeating her.
"I suppose I do belong to the Demonic Path," Huang Xiao added.
"You suppose?" the woman said coldly. "You're even worse than the other members of the Demonic Path. At least they acknowledge who they are without hesitation. The Demonic Art you just used was so obvious, yet you still want to claim you aren't a member