"You seem different from before, my lord."
On the road to the city gate, Yaoning looked at Chen Lin in puzzlement, her eyes full of curiosity.
Chen Lin smiled.
"Different how?"
With every aspect of his abilities improved, his perception had also grown severalfold. He could sense that this woman was extraordinary, certainly no ordinary maidservant.
Her strength was at the Middle Realm, too.
Yaoning pondered briefly.
She said softly, "I can't put my finger on it. It's just a feeling. Besides, you're no longer as cautious as before. Every glance is filled with confidence, even a touch of arrogance."
"Good eye."
Chen Lin praised her.
She was right. He was indeed confident.
Death Gaze had advanced, True Solar Fire had advanced, and he also had the Soul-Destroying Finger. With his destiny talent now unique to him, he would not flinch even before someone in the Upper Realm. Naturally, he brimmed with confidence.
As for his arrogant demeanor...
He had put that on deliberately, imitating Lin Ergou's personality to increase the man's satisfaction.
"By the way."
Yaoning remembered something.
Her expression turned serious. "Recently, the major factions have used attending the Black Crow Sect's ceremony as an excuse to send quite a few experts here. They intend to find whoever caused the Suns' unusual behavior a few days ago. You need to be careful."
Chen Lin's heart tightened.
His face, however, took on a bewildered expression.
"What unusual behavior?"
Yaoning studied Chen Lin's face closely.
"When all three Suns flickered at once. Everyone suspects someone obtained North Sun's fire source, so they're all searching in secret. Even the Sage Realm experts are paying attention."
"Just a fire source? Is it worth mobilizing so many people?"
Chen Lin asked in surprise.
If that was true, he was in serious trouble. He