A Chance Encounter

The evening breeze stirred, and the waves rose and fell gently. A tiny boat, a black speck on the vast blue expanse, sailed against the current.

Meng Qi sat at the bow. The cool wind brushed his face as thoughts rose and fell in his heart.

After Liu Luo left, with the powerful being behind her and the Lord of Six Paths Samsara to contend with, he had temporarily given up on comprehending the Overlord's Absolute Saber. Instead, he was seeking and waiting for a suitable, discreet opportunity. So he did not linger on Three Immortals Island, but returned to Jiangdong in the spirit of a leisurely traveler.

"Last time, I suspected that each person eating one of the so-called 'Three Lives Fruit' could forge a special connection between them, allowing one to awaken the other and struggle against whoever was fishing them out or possessing them. Demoness Gu was evasive and vague, avoiding the point without admitting anything, but Liu Luo's hint that 'the powerful being behind her would be displeased' seems to have indirectly confirmed it." This was the question Meng Qi cared about most.

As things stood, the fruit he had eaten had not brought him harm. On the contrary, it might help him escape his current predicament. At some crucial moment in the future, perhaps it could awaken him, let him seize the initiative completely, and free him from the one fishing for him.

Of course, that did not mean Gu Xiaosang had acted out of kindness. Her situation was much like his, and she needed the same benefits.

It was hard to judge anything else, but her habit of never acting without personal gain was certain.

Meng Qi tapped the bow. The hollow knocks sounded like a melody, drifting far into the distance.

Ever since