Chapter 296 Time of emergency

　　As the dark mist dispersed, the figure revealed its true self.　　Hua Jinfei was startled when he saw Ying Hongsheng's true appearance, which was even less appealing than the blob of dark mist. She was in her seventies, of medium-to-tall height, clad in a gray, patched cloth garment. The patches were of various sizes and colors, barely obscuring the original cloud patterns on the garment. Despite its ragged appearance, the cloth was not dirty. A small patch of white hair adorned the top of her head, with a few streaks of silver around her ears; the rest was bald. A gentle breeze seemed capable of sweeping away her scant remaining strands.　　Her skin was dark and wrinkled, with a black mole on the left cheek. Her eyes emitted a fierce glow, their lids drooping and devoid of eyebrows. Her mouth was wide. Despite her age, her back was straight, and her left arm was bent across her chest, with a rhinoceros-headed black turtle perched on it. The turtle's head resembled a rhinoceros', adorned with horns, and its shell was entirely black, with black fur covering its four claws. Such creatures were only found on Cloud Demon Mountain an