This time, Jiang Ying was not sure if her incoherent, feigned-ignorance act—her so-called "bitter meat ruse"—had worked.
Her story had been absurd and riddled with holes, but that was intentional. It was better for him to think she was simple-minded and revoke the invitation immediately.
Standing before someone whose cultivation and cunning were both vastly superior to her own, her options were limited. Her only choice was to gamble.
Chapter 114