"Ma... Master?"
"You... really are a woman?"
The Goddess of War's appearance left Chu Zhantian and the others utterly stunned.
She was dressed exactly as she had been before, which was why they recognized their master at a glance.
But that rough, booming voice of hers had now become a woman's voice, and it sounded ethereal.
"Master, what are you doing here?"
"Is this... yours?"
This place was so well hidden, yet the Goddess of War had arrived before them. Wasn't that proof enough?
None of them were fools. They quickly realized what that meant.
Tuoba Yan was filled with confusion. Why?
If this place belonged to Master, then it was probably Master who had guided him here. But why had she done it?
"Master, did you know all along?"
"You knew everything, didn't you?"
"Everything that happened today was arranged by you, wasn't it?"
"Why?"
Tuoba Yan looked at the Goddess of War, unable to understand why his master had treated him this way.
The Goddess of War glanced at Tuoba Yan, then said coolly, "For his sake."
When she pointed at Chen Changan, Tuoba Yan and the others looked at him in confusion.
"Don't look at me like that. This is the first time I've met her."
"I don't know her," Chen Changan said with a helpless shrug.
For a moment, Chu Zhantian and the others even wondered whether the master Chen Changan had mentioned might be the same person as the Goddess of War.
But Chen Changan didn't look like he was lying, which only made them more curious.
Who exactly was Chen Changan?
"Master, can you tell me what I really mean to you?" Tuoba Yan asked, his face full of sorrow.
"Since you asked, I may as well tell you."
"Whenever I take disciples, I