Martial Master

Ji Ru Yue was taken aback, leaving her speechless as she looked at Qin Chen and asked, “Do you know about the death resentment?”

Indeed, it was death resentment!

Qin Chen was at a loss for words.

When a martial artist falls, death resentment will be born. This kind of death resentment is extremely ethereal, but it genuinely exists, which Qin Chen naturally understood.

Recalling that he had previously killed Shui Leqing and Yang Ling, both had been filled with resentment before they died. It was not impossible for them to leave behind death resentment.

However, death resentment is elusive, and even an average seventh-level bloodline master would not be able to detect it. Only an eighth-level royal bloodline master would have a certain chance of noticing it. Thus, Qin Chen initially paid it no mind.

But how did Ji Ru Yue see through it?

The fact that she explicitly mentioned Shui Leqing and Yang Ling meant that either she knew they were dead and guessed after sensing the death resentment on him, or as she said, she could not only perceive death resentment but also sense its attributes. Could she possibly be an eighth-level royal bloodline master?

No, that was not right.

Qin Chen shook his head; even an eighth-level royal bloodline master could not simply look at him and discern the characteristics of his death resentment.

Thus, while he was shocked in his heart, he did not show it. Instead, he asked, neither confirming nor denying, “Death resentment is quite special; ordinary people can't see it at all. How did you manage to detect it?”

Ji Ru Yue seemed to anticipate that Qin Chen would ask this question. She smiled faintly and said, “You don’t need to worry about how I found out; just know that I can see the death resentment on you.”

Qin Chen was not satisfied with not knowing how Ji Ru Yue had determined that and scrutinized her carefully. Suddenly, he noticed a hint of gold flashing through Ji Ru Yue's pupils.

This was...

Qin Chen was slightly stunned, as if he had seen something incredible.

He had not thought much about Ji Ru Yue's name before; it had merely seemed familiar. But now that he saw that glimmer of gold in her eyes, he exclaimed in astonishment, “Your name is Ji Ru Yue? Your surname is Ji?”

Ji Ru Yue looked at Qin Chen suspiciously but confirmed, “That’s right, I am Ji Ru Yue.”

“Who is Ji Wu Xue to you?”

“What Ji Wu Xue?” Ji Ru Yue was momentarily taken aback but quickly showed a look of shock, “How do you know my great-grandfather's name?”

Damn, it’s true!

Qin Chen thought to himself. Although he had no good brothers besides Feng Shao Yu in his previous life, he did have some friends, and Ji Wu Xue was one of them.

The Ji family was a hidden family in the Martial Domain, but at Qin Chen’s status back then, he wouldn’t have paid too much attention to them. Ji Wu Xue became his friend mainly because their temperaments matched very well.

However, back then, Qin Chen was engrossed in bloodlines and alchemy, focusing solely on secluded cultivation. Thus, aside from Feng Shao Yu and Shangguan Xi Er, he did not have much contact with other friends.

But if friends were mentioned, Ji Wu Xue would definitely be one of them.

Damn it, this is really...

Qin Chen looked at Ji Ru Yue speechlessly, realizing he had encountered the great-granddaughter of an old friend.

No wonder Ji Ru Yue could see the death resentment on him. Ji Wu Xue had a secret method called the Eye of Void, which could only be cultivated with the Ji bloodline. It was an unparalleled secret method of the Ji family capable of seeing through illusions and delusions.

When cultivated to the extreme, it could even see through a person’s soul.

That explains it.

Although Qin Chen felt a sudden understanding, he touched his nose, still speechless. What was even happening? He unexpectedly met his old friend's great-granddaughter. What kind of genes did Ji Wu Xue have to produce such a delicate great-granddaughter? He had not seen it back then.

“Tell me, how did you know my great-grandfather's name?” Ji Ru Yue's demeanor suddenly changed, and a terrible aura spread from her as she coldly stared at Qin Chen.