Zhang Chen watched Chen Sanliang's receding back, an indescribable feeling flashing through his eyes. He felt that Chen Sanliang was a very complicated person, the complexity of human nature displayed on him in all its vivid splendor. Yet precisely because of that, Chen Sanliang was shown to be a man, not some god perched high above, nor a puppet walking the path of cultivation.
"I only hope Chen Sanliang's return can let more commoners survive." Zhang Chen could only pray silently in his heart.
Zhang Chen then remained in Marquis Wen's territory for seven or eight days. He saw the Dragon Tiger Escort Agency's convoy continue onward, while Chen Ping still followed inconspicuously among the group. The only difference was that a group of refugees had joined the convoy, hiring carts to haul coffins as they traveled with the main force into the distance.
That night.
As the escort agency's convoy set out once more, Zhang Chen summoned Fox Immortal NanNan back. "Have you found anything after monitoring Chen Ping these past few days?"
Fox Immortal NanNan reported, "You told me to monitor Chen Ping, but there was nothing unusual about him."
"How could that be? If we continue south, we'll get farther and farther from Jinling City. How could Chen Ping make no move at all? Don't tell me you were off having fun and wandering around, missed some vital information, and ruined my grand plan?" Zhang Chen voiced his doubts about the Fox Spirit. She did not look particularly reliable.
Fox Immortal NanNan immediately became unhappy upon hearing that. "You may question my strength, but you absolutely cannot question my ability to get things done."
Fox Immortal NanNan rebutted Zhang Chen's words.
"How strange. That shouldn't be possible!" Disbelief appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes. Chen Ping had obtained