"You know each other?"
Seeing Ren Xuan bring the other man over with him, Chen Changan asked curiously.
At Chen Changan's words, Ren Xuan hurriedly shook his head.
"We don't know each other."
"Brother Chen, you know what I'm like. For safety's sake, I just risked going ahead to keep watch."
"But while I was keeping watch, I suddenly spotted this man."
"You know what kind of person I am, don't you?"
"When something like this happens, I make a snap decision. Without the slightest hesitation, I turn and run at once, not daring to waste a moment."
"But I... didn't get away!"
At Ren Xuan's words, everyone present except Chen Changan was utterly dumbfounded.
Flee?
He'd fled without a moment's hesitation?
Was that really something you could just say out loud?
At that moment, the others looked at Ren Xuan not with mockery or contempt, but with a touch of admiration. He was outrageously honest!
"Damn, he's even more shameless than me," Da Huang muttered under his breath.
There was no denying that Ren Xuan was clever. Just a few simple sentences had given everyone a clear impression of him, without making them dislike him. If anything, they felt he was the sort of man who owned up to his actions and spoke frankly.
More importantly, he had greatly lowered the threat he posed. No one would think a man like him was dangerous, much less feel threatened by him.
Chen Changan merely gave Ren Xuan a calm look, then turned to the newcomer.
"You were looking for me?"
"Indeed, Young Master Chen. I've come on my master's orders to deliver a message."
Master?
"Bao Dating?"
"Precisely!"
Sure enough, in the Nine Profound Domain, Bao Dating was probably the only one who could find him so quickly and send