Skeleton Crow saw Empress Qing do a lot of things to seduce him. Even some things that should not be done by a married wife.
Not surprising, because he knew who she was.
"You will, won't you, Hermit?" Empress Qing winked as if ensnaring him with her deadliest charm.
At this time, she was very sure that he would be entangled and fall in love with her. Why? Because there had been many men who were hard-hearted, now they were melted and like her. An enchantment that comes from a combination of very strong visuals and magic, from a creature of quite old age.
Skeleton Crow just smiled, as if giving the response she wanted. But he had a way she wouldn't know, a plan she couldn't possibly understand. For now, he would be silent and not tell her, until she finally realized that her efforts would not work for him.