Watching the proud, swaggering figure slowly disappear into the distance, Mu Yunyao let out a helpless sigh.
"I have to say, you're really good at spinning tales."
"I'm sure that even if you told them to go die right now, they wouldn't hesitate for a second."
"Where did you learn this skill of yours?"
"Don't look at me. I never taught you any of this."
As Chen Changan had made his way through life, Mu Yunyao had always been curious about when, exactly, he had learned to talk people into anything.
After all, when Mu Yunyao had first taken him under her wing, the boy hadn't been this wicked.
Hearing Mu Yunyao's words, Chen Changan let out a rueful sigh.
"Ah, that brings us to what happened to Da Huang and me back then."
"Though it wasn't dangerous, that experience... brought us plenty of rewards. Its lessons have served me endlessly."
Back when Chen Changan was in the Great Profound Realm, he really had often sneaked out to play with Da Huang. Mu Yunyao hadn't followed along to protect them every single time.
At first, though, Mu Yunyao had been a little worried and had secretly followed them a few times.
But with Da Huang there, and Chen Changan's body that couldn't be beaten to death, Mu Yunyao eventually couldn't be bothered to keep following them.
So Mu Yunyao didn't know the details of many of Chen Changan's adventures.
"What... exactly happened to you two?" Mu Yunyao asked curiously.
As he thought back on it, a hint of nostalgia appeared in Chen Changan's eyes.
Back then, Chen Changan had led Da Huang out on an adventure, full of enthusiasm. In the end, they had successfully joined a gang of swindlers.
With his clever mind and shameless style, Chen Changan had