After leaving Qian Li, Chen Lin made another circuit of the city, but found no other avenues.
Only then did he head back to his lodgings, his expression dark.
Suddenly, his expression shifted. He glanced at a spot behind him; someone seemed to be following him.
"Who are you?"
Chen Lin stopped and turned around, fixing his gaze on an old man behind him.
"You're Daoist Lin Feiyu, aren't you?"
Seeing that he had been discovered, the old man did not panic. Instead, he studied Chen Lin's face for a moment before asking.
Chen Lin frowned. "That's right. Who are you, and why are you following me?"
Since the man could name him, Chen Lin saw no point in concealing his identity.
"So you really are Daoist Lin! Finding you has been no easy task!" Relief washed over the old man's face. "I'm Qian Yuyan, an alchemist from the Pill Pavilion. Master Mu Xingchen entrusted me with a letter for you. I've been looking for you for almost half a year. I thought you hadn't returned to Danding City at all!"
"A letter? What letter?"
Chen Lin's expression shifted. If Mu Xingchen had left him a letter, he might have missed something important.
The old man did not take out the letter immediately. Instead, he glanced warily around and lowered his voice. "This isn't a convenient place to talk. Please come with me."
With that, he headed toward a secluded alley.
Chen Lin hesitated, then took out an Array-Breaking Talisman and held it in his hand before following.
Just as they entered the narrow alley, before the old man could turn around, Chen Lin flicked his hand. The spiritual tool he had been wearing on his wrist, the Emerald Bracelet, flew free and appeared above the old man's head in