Chu Man's words made Xie Xuanyi's movement to rise falter slightly.
Though he very much wanted to leave...
Given the situation, however, he feared it would not be easy to get away.
With so many eyes watching, he could not possibly refuse to give Chu Man face. His current identity was that of a Jiang Clan retainer; while away from home, he needed to preserve his "master's" dignity.
"Has news come from the Demon Kingdom?"
Jiang Qihu, drinking on the top floor and constantly observing the movement below, had also sensed that something was amiss.
Through the As-You-Wish Token, Jiang Qihu sent out his divine sense.
"Yes."
Xie Xuanyi said with a headache, "But Chu Man seems to have set her sights on me. I can't get away... What is this woman's background?"
In the cultivation world, the more beautiful a woman was, the more one needed to be on guard--
From the "guidance" at their first meeting to her "mediation" just now, every movement and word of Chu Man's seemed meticulously arranged.
"Good question."
"Chu Man is very much like you. She appeared out of thin air overnight, a 'nameless nobody' whose identity records cannot be found no matter how one investigates."
Jiang Qihu replied faintly, "Over the past twenty years, there had been no such person as 'Chu Man' in the Chu Family. I suspect she was originally a death warrior secretly raised by the Chu Family."
Death warriors had no need for names, nor did they need identities.
"Like me?"
Xie Xuanyi said helplessly, "I'm obviously different from her."
"What's different?"
Jiang Qihu gave a snort of laughter, unconvinced. Then he said seriously, "Stall her for now. Put the Demon Kingdom matter aside for the moment."
The As-You-Wish Token communication ended.
Xie Xuanyi sighed softly. He could