Probably no one could have imagined that a hidden sect lay right under everyone's noses, with designated outer disciples running an inn in the secular world to guard the passage.
The screech of brakes came from the foot of the mountain.
Si Qianjun staggered out of the off-road vehicle and gave Lin Shuguang, who was still reveling in the thrill, a resentful look. He swore he would never ride in Lin Shuguang's car again.
"I told you, didn't I? Nothing would ever go wrong with me driving!" Lin Shuguang seemed completely unable to read Si Qianjun's resentful gaze.
He patted the hood, his expression so utterly clueless that Si Qianjun decisively looked away. "You might never find a wife at this rate."
Whether he could find a wife... Lin Shuguang did not care.
Once they entered the inn, Si Qianjun handled the talking. Lin Shuguang sat in the sitting room, holding a teacup freshly filled with warm water. Whether out of caution or something else, he did not touch a drop of the water in the cup.
Si Qianjun produced the secret order. Upon seeing it, the inn's outer disciples led the two into a lounge with a whole other world hidden within.
Si Qianjun said quietly, "The people from the Political Department are still on their way. They're taking the lead in this exchange, so we just need to follow along. You drove too fast, so now we have to wait for them."
His tone sounded reproachful no matter how one listened to it.
Lin Shuguang glanced over blankly.
??? Was I not driving fast enough?
Twenty minutes later, the people from the Political Department were rather surprised to find Si Qianjun and Lin Shuguang already there. Weren't we the ones who left first?
Setting their confusion aside, both