Why?
Why was he so certain Jiang Qihu would not betray his country?
This question left Xie Xuanyi silent for a moment... Yes, why?
Was it merely because Jiang Qihu came from a military family?
Of course not.
Xie Xuanyi remembered clearly that when he had fallen on hard times in Azure Prefecture, the Jiang Clan had helped treat his wounds. Jiang Qihu had taken him to a "safe residence" that could shield him from heavenly scrutiny. Because of Jiang Qihu's special status, the Primal Chaos Monitor had not tracked him down... and so he had escaped disaster.
And at that time, he had been wanted by the whole world.
There were not many favors Xie Xuanyi owed in this life.
The Jiang Clan was one of them.
There were not many people Xie Xuanyi truly understood in this life.
Jiang Qihu was one of them as well.
The reason he was certain Jiang Qihu would not betray his country... was probably because, at that moment when the whole world had turned against him, this fellow had been the only one to sincerely help him.
Xie Xuanyi chuckled softly and uttered two words: "Intuition."
"Intuition?"
Chen Jingxuan smiled as well.
Those two words were profound and mysterious, yet impossible to refute.
Many great cultivators believed in intuition.
"Your guess was good. You were basically entirely right."
Chen Jingxuan looked directly into Xie Xuanyi's eyes. He neither denied it nor concealed anything, instead openly admitting Xie Xuanyi's conjecture.
Xie Xuanyi relaxed slightly inside.
In truth, he was not surprised.
If this Little National Preceptor's attitude toward him had been one of "resistance" and "disgust,"
then there would not have been this exchange within the As-You-Wish Token tonight at all.
The next moment, Xie Xuanyi felt the place where he sat tremble