Ye Siheng used lightness skill to approach her, adjusting her cloak's collar to shield her from the night chill. "His Taoist arts don't seem stronger than yours, why couldn't your talisman stop him?"
Nanli replied honestly, "His teleportation talisman has an added protective mechanism, quite ingenious. If he crafted it, his skills are not to be underestimated." Her eyes showed a hint of admiration.
Ye Siheng, rarely seeing her like this, remarked, "Unfortunately, he's also of ill intent." Nanli nodded, tying her hair up with a wooden hairpin.