But Vanguard Commander Lin Feng was one impenetrable fortress.
Ever since his shocking revelation in the lotus pavilion, the casual admission that he had used a forbidden way to send her soul to Earth, only for it to snap back, Ji'an had been obsessively trying to find out what "price" he had paid for the miracle.
She had tried everything.
She had tried the direct approach.
She had marched up to him in the training yards, slammed her hands on the weapons rack, and demanded, "Did you sell half your lifespan? Did you curse your karma? Tell me!"
Lin Feng had merely looked down at her, his silver-flecked eyes warm and unbothered, and replied, "Your stance is too wide, little bird. It leaves your center of gravity exposed. Pivot your back foot."
She then tried the subtle approach.
After brewing him a cup of spirit-tea designed to lower a cultivator's mental defenses, she was hoping to coax the truth out of him while he was relaxed.
