Yulia nestled beside Ling Tian, saying playfully, "Mr. Ling Tian, this bar is so smoky, I don't like it here. Let's go for a walk. The night scenery on Ice Fire Island is beautiful too." Yulia invited.
"Alright, let's go to the beach. I haven't seen what the sea looks like at night yet."
The two quickly reached an agreement and walked towards the seaside.
The temperature on Ice Fire Island was very constant, around 10°C at night. Although it was located within the Arctic Circle and the temperature was below freezing tens of kilometers offshore, the climate on the island had changed drastically due to the presence of volcanoes.
They soon arrived at the beach, walking and chatting. They were very close, their bodies almost touching.
There were many landscape lighting lamps on the beach, and in the distance, on the higher ground of the island, several active volcanoes were erupting on a small scale. From afar, one could see sparks and lava spewing from the craters, a rare sight.
"Miss Yulia, your skills in the bar just now were quite impressive," Ling Tian intentionally steered the conversation in that direction.
"Oh, why are you being so formal? Just call me Liya."
"Okay, Liya, your skills are impressive. You must have trained before."
"Yes, my father was a martial artist. He opened many martial arts schools in the United States. Unfortunately, a car accident took him away..."
As the woman spoke, tears even welled up in her eyes, making her look incredibly pitiable.
However, seeing this, Ling Tian sneered inwardly. Through his Heavenly Eye, he could directly perceive her emotions, and her true feelings clearly had nothing to do with these tears.
This woman was lying! But Ling Tian did not expose her, instead continuing to listen.
"My father left me a large fortune, ensuring I would never have to worry about food or clothing. Therefore, I am an explorer and travel blogger, traveling all over the world.
You can check my Twitter; I have hundreds of thousands of followers..."
The woman spoke endlessly about her identity and experiences, but Ling Tian knew she was lying, that everything she said was false!
"Liya, the fact that you came to this island means you are no ordinary person. You should be an esper too.
What is your esper ability?"
"Haha, I won't tell you, you guess!" Yulia playfully made a face at Ling Tian, looking incredibly cute.
After strolling on the beach for over half an hour, Yulia suddenly said, "Ling Tian, look, it's getting late, and it's so cold on the beach. Why don't we go to my room? A moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold..."
The woman's voice suddenly became exceptionally gentle, as if it possessed a magical power that could captivate the soul.
"Haha, why are you in such a hurry? We still have a lot to talk about, for example, who is your master?"
"My master is known in the martial world as the Scorpion Woman, Wang Jiafeng!"
Upon hearing this name, a cold smile appeared on Ling Tian's lips, and he was now certain of the woman's identity.
Scorpion Woman Wang Jiafeng, this name was obtained by Ling Tian from the memories of the Gu King. This woman had participated in the massacre of the Ling family back then.
Like the Gu King, Wang Jiafeng was one of the thirteen great protectors of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Wang Jiafeng was skilled in charm techniques; seducing men was her specialty. Her sinister cultivation method of absorbing yin to nourish yang made her look like a young woman in her thirties even when she was over sixty.
However, this woman later absorbed the essence of a disciple from a thousand-year-old aristocratic family, causing severe damage to his foundation. Not only was his martial arts cultivation completely废, but he also lost all will to live and took his own life.
This incident was like poking a hornet's nest. How could that aristocratic family let Wang Jiafeng go? Thus, they issued a martial world bounty on her.
Eventually, Wang Jiafeng was found by people from that aristocratic family and was said to have died a miserable death.
Ling Tian did not expect to encounter Wang Jiafeng's disciple here today.
Judging solely by Yulia's charm techniques, she must have inherited a significant portion of Wang Jiafeng's true legacy!
"Then, Yulia, I have one more question for you: what is your purpose in approaching me?"
"Of course, it's to bring you into our ranks. The Heavenly Demon Sect needs to recruit talents from all sides now. An esper like you, who can fight so well, is someone the Heavenly Demon Sect would naturally not miss...
Furthermore, for me, you are an excellent cauldron. Even if you don't join us, helping me practice my skills would be very beneficial..."
Yulia spoke incessantly, answering every question. She looked at Ling Tian with eyes full of affection, like women in love who have lost their minds.
"So, how many people from your Heavenly Demon Sect have come, and who is the leader in charge this time?" Ling Tian asked.
"I don't know the exact number, but as far as I know, it's no less than fifty people. They came in batches, and some are people recruited by the Heavenly Demon Sect, all of whom are also scattered on the island...
As for the person in charge, of course, it's..."
Just as Yulia was about to reveal the name, her brows suddenly furrowed, as if she had recalled something terrifying.
Immediately after, Yulia's somewhat dazed eyes suddenly became sharp. The woman quickly leaped to the side, creating distance between herself and Ling Tian!
"You... what did you do to me?"
"Haha, haven't you heard the saying, 'do unto others as they do unto you'?
Whatever you did to me, I'll do to you!" Ling Tian's face was full of smiles!
At this moment, Ling Tian's smile seemed like a devil's smile in Yulia's eyes.
The woman never expected that her prey would turn around and become the hunter herself!
Not only did her charm techniques fail, but even the perfume she had enhanced seemed to have lost its effect.
This was not surprising. Ling Tian had been exposed to charm techniques since childhood. His sixth master, Yan Yu, was a successor of the Misty Rain Pavilion and an expert in using charm techniques.
Moreover, Ling Tian's childhood sweetheart and senior sister, Qiu Hong, was also very skilled in this area. When Qiu Hong was learning charm techniques with their master, she often used Ling Tian as practice. Ling Tian had long developed resistance, even numbness, to charm techniques.
As for the enhanced perfume, it was completely useless against a medical master like Ling Tian, not to mention that Ling Tian carried many antidotes and things to maintain his clear consciousness.
Especially in the nearby Myriad Laws Pavilion, Ling Tian had also learned many wondrous cultivation methods, including those related to charm arts.
Yulia still wanted to charm Ling Tian, but Ling Tian counter-charmed her using calligraphy, extracting much useful information from her.