Chen Zhitang swayed as she walked, yet crossed a hundred miles in the blink of an eye, appearing before Chen Xuanji and Li Wudang.
She looked around, saw Xiao Jinghong beside them, and swept back the tangled hair on either side of her face, revealing a somewhat kinder smile. "With a junior here, couldn't you two have warned me beforehand?"
Li Wudang frowned slightly at her disheveled appearance. "When did you arrive in Shuzhou?"
Chen Zhitang glanced at Chen Xuanji. Seeing that he remained silent, she answered frankly, "A few days ago."
"What did you come to Shuzhou for?"
"I-hmm? Old Ghost Li, am I not allowed to come to Shuzhou?"
Li Wudang stared at her. "You are."
"But you've always acted conspicuously, never concealing your movements. This time, you've been in Shuzhou for days without even me noticing-must I go on?"
Chen Zhitang cursed inwardly, unsure whether to blame her own past ostentation or that old ghost Li Wudang's shrewdness.
In any case, this would not be easy to bluff her way through.
Then Chen Xuanji spoke. "I specifically invited her to Shuzhou to help me put on an act."
"An act?"
"Old Chess Ghost-"
Chen Xuanji interrupted, "Dong Xuanmu."
Li Wudang's eyebrows rose slightly, and the hands behind his back inexplicably began to itch.
"Dong Xuanmu, I know you've been wallowing in the same mire as Chen Zhitang for years. You even traveled east to the Wa Kingdom together. But-"
"Don't forget, this is Shuzhou."
"The Barbarian Tribe's Sacred Mountain is only ten thousand miles away. Great Asa can see what you're doing at any time."
Chen Xuanji neither agreed nor disagreed. "There's no need for you to trouble yourself over that."
Hearing him say this, Chen Zhitang immediately gained confidence. "Exactly. There's no need for you to