Chen Lin gave the woman a sharp scolding.
Then he continued, "You seem to know a great deal about me. Tell me everything about myself, in detail. Make sure you don't leave out a single thing."
The reason he had brought her along was that she knew him.
Although his task was merely to stay alive, he still needed to establish his origins, lest some enemy appear out of nowhere.
"Do you really need to ask me about yourself?"
Hua Qianyu questioned him in bewilderment, but at the murderous look in Chen Lin's eyes, she immediately shrank back.
Pursing her lips, she said, "Your name is Yan Beixuan. You're from the Yan Family of Baili City, a member of a collateral branch. When monsters breached Baili City, you had no choice but to flee. After many twists and turns, you joined this group."
"Baili City?"
Chen Lin rubbed his chin.
"How far is that city from here?"
Hua Qianyu's suspicion deepened, but she did not dare probe further.
She answered directly, "There's no way to be certain anymore. After all, we've been on the road for over a decade. But judging from maps from the Period of Light, we should be near Heming Mountain, roughly eight thousand li from Baili City."
"Maps?"
Chen Lin's expression shifted.
He held out his hand. "What maps? Let me have a look."
"Don't you have one yourself?"
Hua Qianyu muttered, but obediently took out a map and handed it to Chen Lin.
Chen Lin gave it a quick scan.
Then he tucked the map into his own bundle.
He continued asking, "Are you from Baili City too? What's your relationship with me?"
This time, Hua Qianyu was genuinely stunned.
She looked Chen Lin up and down for quite a while before she could no