Qin Fengming was meticulous. Although he had only just met Xu Miaoyin, he could still tell that Master Tian Ji and this beautiful daughter of the Black Tiger Gang's leader shared an unusual relationship. Master Tian Ji clearly valued the female cultivator greatly.
Qin Fengming had experienced far too much in life. How could he fail to understand the reason?
What he transmitted to the female cultivator was nothing beyond the pale, merely a very ordinary sentence: "Fairy Xu, there's no need to stand on ceremony with Fengming. You and Master Tian Ji are close friends, so Fengming should show you the respect due to a junior. This is simply a token of my feelings as his disciple—a meeting gift. Please accept it, Fairy."
His words were courteous and, at first hearing, seemed unremarkable. They would have been equally fitting if addressed to Phantom Venerable, Qi Yue, or the others.
Yet to Xu Miaoyin's ears, they carried an entirely different flavor.
Qin Fengming had clearly seen through the affection between her and Tian Ji. He was paying his respects to his master's wife.
Although Xu Miaoyin's face flushed faintly, she felt immensely pleased inside. A peak Profound Tier cultivator of peerless strength was showing her such respect, while the deeper meaning in his words was even more delightful. How could she refuse?
Seeing his daughter like this, Xu Kun's gaze flickered deep in his eyes.
He knew that his daughter had a good relationship with a Formation Master at the Integration Realm, but he had never paid much attention to it. Now, however, he seemed to have noticed something.
His thoughts raced, and a surge of pleasant surprise welled up in his heart.
Phantom Venerable was an old fox who had long since understood that Tian Ji and Xu Miaoyin