Yao Yao suddenly understood, and gave me a thumbs-up, "Clever! But, you'd better wait for Diana to come back. Otherwise, if you go to a new place, you'll have to hire another foreign model. I'm afraid you won't be able to control yourself with them!"
I rolled my eyes at her. Just then, the Whale God returned, bringing with him a beautiful woman. I was startled at first, thinking it was Long Yue. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't, but she did bear some resemblance to Long Yue – tall, with long legs. Girls who aren't attractive have their own unique charms, but beautiful women's looks tend to be somewhat similar.
It was the woman's complexion that surprised me. I had expected the Whale God to bring back a helper, but instead, she had ordinary red aura, even paler than that of an average person, making her look frail and sickly.
However, when Yao Yao saw this person, she appeared extremely astonished. She leaped directly from the second-floor window and stood before the beauty, scrutinizing her intently, even rudely. The beauty, however, remained composed, smiling sweetly and warmly as she accepted Yao Yao's "hostess" inspection.
Diana looked up at me and beckoned me to come down.
The villa had a rather high ceiling. I decided to take the stairs instead of jumping down directly. Before I could turn around, I saw the fox demon also leap from the balcony. Perhaps she lost her footing, because upon landing, she immediately knelt before the beauty!
By the time I circled around to the first floor, I saw that the fox demon had transformed back into her animal form. Not the big white fox, but that little red fox, still kneeling before the beauty. She was even holding the beauty's long leg with her paw, muttering something in a chirping voice. The beauty, meanwhile, was stroking the fox demon's head, looking at her with a smile.
At this moment, Diana had reached the door. I quickly whispered, "Who is this? Such an impressive reception?"
"A friend of mine, I met her by chance," Diana said.
"Your friend... human?" I asked. Her complexion indicated three spiritual signatures, suggesting she was human, but it didn't quite feel right, as all three signatures flickered, sometimes strong, sometimes weak.
"Of course not human. You must have heard her name," Diana said with a smile.
"Who?"
"Ask her yourself. Did you make food?"
Chen Ke, who was behind me, quickly replied, "Yes, we did."
Diana happily went to eat the leftover food. I paused at the door. Yao Yao was still scrutinizing the beauty. She was clearly using her spiritual sight, examining the three auras above the beauty's head. After a while, Yao Yao finally spoke, "It really is you..."
I cautiously took two steps forward, coming up behind Yao Yao. The beauty looked up and calmly glanced at me, "You are Wu Chengfeng?"
Her voice was incredibly alluring, yet coming from her, it also sounded full of authority. I immediately understood. This must also be an ancient demon, like Diana, who could take human form after giving up her demon core. Moreover, she seemed even more formidable than the Whale God in her ability to conceal her strength!
Looking at the fox demon's fawning and affectionate demeanor, I guessed that this beauty might be of the same species as the fox demon – an ancient fox demon.
"I am Wu Chengfeng. Greetings, Immortal Venerable," I said, cupping my hands. Based on my analysis, "Immortal Venerable" seemed like the appropriate address.
The beauty was clearly pleased. She curved her eyebrows and smiled. Oh, her smile! Looking at her directly, she was incredibly beautiful. Her authority vanished, leaving only gentleness, a softness mingled with a hint of enchantment, enough to evoke endless imagination. I had only seen such a smile when the fox demon was drunk. It seemed they were indeed of the same clan, no, the same species.
The beauty nodded and then looked at Yao Yao, "And you are the one... um."
She raised her eyebrows, not finishing her sentence, but drawing a circle with her hand. I understood her meaning: reincarnation, transmigration. She was asking Yao Yao if she was the reincarnation of Bai Ze. Diana certainly knew Yao Yao was the reincarnation of Bai Ze, and must have told this beauty on the way, or perhaps it was because Diana had informed this beauty that the reincarnation of Bai Ze was here that she came to acknowledge her. This made it more likely that this beauty was of the Bai Ze demon clan.
This could also be inferred from Yao Yao's attitude. Yao Yao could distinguish between the Bai Ze demon clan and the Shan Hai demon clan. Her position and stance clearly showed no defensiveness towards the beauty, indicating that the latter was at least not a powerful figure from the Shan Hai demon clan.
"Indeed, I am," Yao Yao replied. Being extremely intelligent, I knew she could grasp the beauty's implied question. She didn't dare to deny it.