Chapter 581: Eerie Signs
In that moment, Ye Liuying changed. Her demeanor grew colder and more detached. If she had once been an aloof figure who kept others at a distance, she now exuded the aura of an icy longsword that gave off a subtle yet piercing chill. It felt as though anyone who dared approach her would be sliced by sharp sword qi.
Her phoenix-like eyes gleamed with an uncanny light, as if a sword danced within her pupils. Even her very pores seemed to emit faint threads of sword qi, as though her body had become one with the blade. She was now a true sword person[1] .
Li Xiaofei felt a faint sense of threat himself . The sword qi she radiated was sharp enough, he estimated, to cut through a third of a millimeter of his skin.
Impressive.
"This sword technique... it’s simply divine," Ye Liuying murmured with genuine awe.
She turned to Li Xiaofei and said, "You’ve saved me once again."
"Is there a need for such distant words between us?" Li Xiaofei replied with a smile.
A faint ripple of emotion appeared in Ye Liuying’s otherwise icy gaze, she asked, "What is our relationship, exactly?"
Without hesitation, Li Xiaofei answered, "We’re friends, of course."
"Just friends?" Ye Liuying asked, her voice carrying a subtle challenge.
Li Xiaofei blinked, momentarily caught off guard. "Uh... really good friends?"