Jiandan simply held the Soul-Beating Whip in her hand, muttered a few words, and then turned to speak to Guikui:
"It's nothing, we weren't frightened. It's just that this spirit looked malicious, so I instinctively lashed out with my whip. That counts as self-defense, right?"
By the end of her sentence, even Jiandan felt a bit uncertain. She had been in too much of a rush to gather any information about the Underworld beforehand, leaving her rather passive upon arrival—all of this was hooked by the Flying God Pill in the first place.
Jiandan's innocent face caused both Guikui and the escort captain—who had just transformed back into human shape—to twitch the corners of their mouths. Was that a matter of a single whip strike? That was an Immortal Artifact! Even a Ghost King would have his spirit weakened by taking a blow from that whip.
"Your Excellency has very quick reflexes! Are you perhaps looking to secure a post here in the Underworld?"
The escort captain spoke up immediately.
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