Just as the short old man, the Smiling Divine Maiden and the Lovely Empress were all gasping with astonishment that Xiang Li was actually a sentient spirit entity that could talk, she had shyly sped back into Ji Yuan's soul sea by saying aloud. "A powerful dark animus is coming our way!"
Ji Yuan laughed weakly, "Luckily there are only the four of us here. Please keep Xiang Li a secret..."
"What do you mean?" The short old man had interrupted him with a bewildered look, "You mean you didn't know that we have more than 30 000 cultivators that are outside and they can view through our imageries?"
The Lovely Empress was blinking at Ji Yuan, "Cheapskate Ji Yuan, you didn't know?"
Ji Yuan stammered weakly, "I didn't know and what is up with this cheapskate name calling?"
Then he solemnly asked his old master, "Seriously?!"
The short old man stared at Ji Yuan, "Do I look like I am joining hands with this 'Innocent Empress' here to joke with you?"
