After all, Xu Lei possessed the Phoenix True Flame.
If he were willing to use the Power of True Flame to help Zhao Xin purify the impurities from the meat and rich foods she consumed,
replenishing the Essence Qi within her physical body in the process, then Zhao Xin too would be spared the harsh austerities that Cultivation in this era demanded.
But that would mean Zhao Xin learning that Xu Lei carried the Phoenix True Flame.
So no — Xu Lei had never actually set his sights on her.
It wasn't as though he'd never encountered a beautiful woman before.
He had no intention of exposing the secret of his Phoenix True Flame just because a woman happened to be gorgeous.
And so, for the past year and more, Xu Lei had genuinely treated Zhao Xin as nothing more than a niece.
Two hours later.
Xu Lei and Zhao Xin had arrived outside a brothel.
Zhao Xin had told him that this was where she'd spotted the Spirit Monster — it had come here as a patron.
