Chapter 1569 - Yin-Yang
Liu Wuxie's blunt line landed without warning, and the atmosphere inside the room turned eerie at once. A heartbeat earlier, the chamber still felt warm like spring, yet it plunged straight to a freezing point.
"How did you find out?" Ruo Shui asked. His voice changed abruptly, neither male nor female, and the strange timbre grated on the ears.
"I guessed it," Liu Wuxie shrugged. From the moment he first saw Ruo Shui, suspicion had already taken root.
"Do you realize you won't walk out of this room alive now that you've guessed my identity?" Ruo Shui asked. They were both smart people, so neither needed pointless pretense, and there was no reason for him to keep hiding after Liu Wuxie tore the veil away.
"Even if I hadn't guessed it, I still would have had a hard time walking out of this room alive, wouldn't I?" Liu Wuxie asked, the smile on his face never wavering.
"You're smart, but smart people don't tend to live long," Ruo Shui said, keeping his eyes locked on Liu Wuxie.
"There are always exceptions," Liu Wuxie replied, spreading his hands. Smart people died early because they knew too much.
Ruo Shui stared at Liu Wuxie for a full minute before asking, "Who are you?" He couldn't sense even a trace of fear, and Liu Wuxie's composure remained so steady it sent a chill down his spine.
Ruo Shui had seen countless people over the years, yet this was the first time he had met someone who stayed this calm under pressure. Nothing seemed able to shake Liu Wuxie's heart, no matter how hard he pressed.
"Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is who you are," Liu Wuxie said. Even if he revealed his identity, the other party still wouldn't recognize him.
On the contrary, Ruo Shui was an expert at the pinnacle of the Heaven Gaze Realm, and his playing a courtesan here hinted at hidden motives.
Tension snapped tight between them, neither willing to offer a name. Both of them knew that "Ruo Shui" was nothing but a cover.