A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 445: Yuan Yao

“I truly didn’t expect that after just over a hundred years of not seeing each other, Miss Yuan would have already entered the foundation formation stage. This is truly a joyous occasion!”

Just as the beautiful woman in the black robe was growing increasingly irritated under the gaze, Han Li’s smile vanished as he spoke seriously.

“What Miss Yuan? You’ve mistaken me for someone else. My surname is Ruan,” the woman in the black robe said with a mix of embarrassment and anger. The moment Han Li called her “Miss Yuan,” her previous annoyance evaporated, replaced by a look of panic as she flatly denied it.

This unexpected reaction caught Han Li off guard. He stared intently at the woman’s flickering, beautiful eyes.

At that moment, the stunning woman’s face grew pale. One hand rested on the storage pouch at her side, and her wide eyes clearly showed a hostile intent.

The atmosphere suddenly turned tense!

All of this stemmed from Han Li’s seemingly ordinary use of the title “Miss Yuan.”

Han Li still smiled, but inside he was genuinely puzzled.

As for the immortal maiden Zi Ling, the situation before her was even more surprising.

Without hesitation, she naturally took a half step closer to Han Li, making her stance unmistakably clear.

Whether by strength or familiarity, Han Li was clearly her preferred ally.

“It seems there’s some misunderstanding here! Miss Yuan probably doesn’t remember me. After all, we only met once a long time ago,” Han Li said without changing his expression, speaking slowly.

“Over a hundred years ago? Just once?”

Hearing this, the woman in the black robe’s expression softened, but her beautiful eyes still held some wariness, followed by a hint of confusion.

The atmosphere relaxed considerably!

However, after staring at Han Li for a while, she still said suspiciously, “I don’t think I know you. I really can’t recall where I might have met you before. Could you be deliberately trying to deceive me?”

After saying this, a cold light flickered in her eyes, and a trace of hostility appeared.

Han Li couldn’t help but laugh wryly.

“Miss Yuan, over a hundred years ago, didn’t you visit the ‘Heavenly Capital Street’ market district on Kui Xing Island?”

He stopped beating around the bush and asked directly.

“Heavenly Capital Street on Kui Xing Island? Yes, I did go there a few times. Did you see me there?” The woman in the black robe was momentarily taken aback, then nodded slightly as she recalled.

Her eyes then darted around Han Li’s face before settling into a thoughtful expression.

At that moment, it seemed she remembered something.

“That’s right. You were together with another fellow daoist Yan at the time. You happened to run into me and Senior Uncle Qu just outside the market district.”

When mentioning quhun, Han Li casually glanced at immortal maiden Zi Ling.

This woman knew that Quhun was one of Han Li’s clones.

Sure enough, Zi Ling’s face showed a faint smile when Han Li called Quhun his senior uncle.

Although she didn’t know the exact circumstances back then, she could guess that Han Li had probably put on a little double act. This amused her greatly!

Of course, she wouldn’t reveal this without reason.

And speaking of Quhun, Zi Ling had long wondered why Han Li didn’t bring this clone along—it could have been a great help!

“Now that you mention it, I do feel a little familiar. Could you be the one standing at the entrance of Heavenly Capital Street with Senior Qu, who was at the late foundation establishment stage?” The woman in the black robe blinked her beautiful eyes a few times, then suddenly looked enlightened.

Following that, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

Han Li smiled bitterly.

“Miss Yuan finally remembers. It seems the impression I left you was really quite ordinary!”

Upon hearing Han Li’s words, the woman in the black robe blushed deeply, but recognizing Han Li wasn’t who she originally thought, she completely relaxed and said somewhat shyly, “Please don’t take offense, Daoist Han! It was just that back then…”