Qin Tianliang wore a faint smile. He had not harbored much suspicion toward the package Ji Lanxin had sent someone to deliver.
Mainly because the token Lu Feng had chosen by sheer coincidence was simply too much of a coincidence.
This "Orchid Jade Pendant" of Ji Lanxin's had been a gift from Qin Tianliang. He had personally handed it to her on her sixteenth birthday.
The moment Ji Lanxin accepted it, she had solemnly promised to keep it safe and treat it as her most precious, most beloved possession.
Qin Tianliang considered that Ji Lanxin had people like Wei Yuan at her side. Such a jade pendant worn close to the body could never have been stolen; even if she had dropped it by accident, it would not have escaped Wei Yuan's notice. There was no possibility of it being lost.
Thus, the instant Qin Tianliang saw the Orchid Jade Pendant, he became certain of the sender's identity. And precisely because of this little woman's jealous-seeming act of returning the pendant, he felt it was indeed something Ji Lanxin would do.
A guard at his side, well versed in formations, inspected the formation plate and said, "Young Master, the Poison Mist here cannot last much longer. Shall I set up this formation plate to ward off the Hai Mountain Sword Sect?"
Qin Tianliang came back to himself and considered it. "Though this formation plate Lanxin sent is extraordinary, it is still somewhat lacking if we mean to deal with the Hai Mountain Sword Sect. Still, using it to retreat should not be difficult."
The guard smiled proudly. "Young Master, though this formation is only at the early Earth-grade level in strength, it is exceptionally suited to the current environment. I should be able to bring out might at the mid-to-late