The newcomer was an old man in a brocade robe.
Chen Lin was slightly taken aback when he saw the man's face.
He immediately cupped his hands in greeting.
"So it's you, Daoist Yue. It's been years, but you haven't changed much at all!"
This man was the steward of the True King's Manor. His name seemed to be Yue Zhengping.
When Chen Lin had first arrived in the Void Realm, he had used Hong Tingzhen's name, and this man had come to verify his identity. Chen Lin had later investigated him as well, so he remembered him quite clearly.
"My aptitude is poor, and I no longer have any hope of advancing my cultivation. I'm afraid you must find that laughable, Lord Chen."
The old man in brocade hurriedly returned the greeting.
Then he glanced around and said respectfully, "When the True King learned of your arrival, Lord Chen, he instructed this old man to welcome you. He would like to invite you to the True King's Manor for a chat."
Chen Lin's eyes flickered.
The True King's Manor the man mentioned certainly wasn't the one in the Kun Domain, but Hong Tingzhen's residence here.
But what did Hong Tingzhen want with him?
Unable to think of a reason, Chen Lin could only put it off.
"Since the True King has invited me, I ought to go at once. However, our alliance leader has urgent business with me, and as her subordinate, I can't keep her waiting. Please explain this to him for me, Daoist Yue. Once I've met with our alliance leader, I'll certainly pay him a visit."
This explanation was perfectly reasonable.
Although the old man in brocade was dissatisfied, he could only nod in acceptance.
Forcing a smile, he said, "Then I won't take up any