Reunion

Rhine did not stand on ceremony with Qu Jianlei. She was only a minor A-rank; why would she stand on ceremony with a Supreme? "Then thank you, sir."

However, she did not hurriedly put away the box. Instead, she added, "That lady wishes to visit you."

"Visit me..." Qu Jianlei paused again before asking in surprise, "Supreme Qinghu?"

"That's her." Rhine nodded crisply. "To be honest, if she hadn't come to find me, I wouldn't even have known the news had leaked."

"Qinghu..." A trace of wistfulness passed through Qu Jianlei's eyes. She was one of the rare people he could call a friend.

But that matter had involved too much. It was already no easy feat for her to have moved on. Why drag her into it again?

When he had left back then, he had said he was going on a long journey and had left them quite a few things.

Among them was a set of "Simplified Qi Gathering Array."

To the current Qu Jianlei, that array was nothing much, but to him back then, it had truly been invaluable! That generous gift had been enough to compensate for Half-Star Island being searched and his departure. Originally, neither side had owed the other anything.

So he had always felt that he and Qinghu ought to count as having "forgotten each other in the Jianghu."

As friends who appreciated one another, it was enough to know that the other was living well. Why did they have to cling to each other for warmth?

After composing himself, he slowly shook his head. "Why does she have to see me?"

You must know her! Rhine carefully observed him. She had the delicacy of mind proper to a woman.

It was not strange for Supremes to know one another, but she