"I have heard something of Senior Huyan Wushuang's renowned name. Her grace was truly unrivaled. For Li Yuanlei to have won her favor, he must have been no ordinary man either."
Chen Lin continued steering the conversation.
At the same time, he felt secretly frustrated.
Having killed Li Fuyao, he would find it difficult to establish friendly relations with the Huyan Lineage.
That meant he would have to reconsider whether to accompany them to the Purple Ray Secret Realm.
He could hardly risk running into Huyan Wushuang there and being recognized.
"Li Yuanlei was certainly no ordinary man."
Huyan Hua offered that brief reply.
Then he poured himself another drink and said no more on the subject.
Chen Lin could hardly keep pressing him.
His probing was too obvious and could easily arouse suspicion. High-Rank Cultivators were suspicious by nature, and their instincts were keen.
Judging by Huyan Hua's attitude, he had probably already begun to suspect something.
Sure enough.
Once they had finished a pot of spirit wine, Huyan Hua glanced at Chen Lin.
"Do you know anyone from the Shen Family, Fellow Daoist Yu?"
Chen Lin immediately nodded.
"I know Miss Shen Anning of the Shen Family. She mentioned this matter during a casual conversation, so I was curious enough to ask."
To dispel Huyan Hua's doubts, Chen Lin could only bring up Shen Anning.
"So that was it."
Understanding dawned on Huyan Hua's face, and the look he gave Chen Lin became rather peculiar.
But his wariness disappeared.
He had taken Chen Lin for one of Shen Anning's suitors.
The Shen Family was a superpower, and Shen Anning was one of the few unmarried women among its younger generation.
Countless cultivators wanted to get close to her.
This was especially true of Rogue Cultivators. Once they found