Martial Dao

Reincarnation's tone was utterly certain. Given the strength of the person before her, if he harbored any ill intentions toward Shi Lan, he could capture her silently with a lift of his hand, without leaving the slightest trace.

Moreover, disguising oneself as a worldly expert, pretending to meet by chance, and accepting a genius disciple was a trick those top-tier experts often used.

That way, they could attribute the act of taking on a disciple to the word "fate," gaining a disciple while maintaining the so-called bearing of a top-tier expert. It killed two birds with one stone.

This was experience Reincarnation had gained from the experiences of several previous hosts.

The old man before her was now putting on such an act that practically screamed "worldly expert," as though those four characters had almost been stamped onto his face.

After hearing that, Shi Lan turned around and walked away without the slightest hesitation.

Regardless of where the old man came from or what he intended to do, Shi Lan did not want to become entangled with him.

She was not lacking in cultivation techniques. As for external possessions such as treasures and divine weapons, she would eventually have those as well. In terms of backing, she also had Reincarnation to rely on. She was safe for the time being and had no need to worry.

With these external advantages, Shi Lan had no reason whatsoever to deal with a terrifying expert above the third level of the Heavenly Human Realm. She had too many secrets, and becoming involved with someone like that would only bring trouble.

The old man fishing by the river imperceptibly furrowed his brows, then slowly relaxed them.

Not bad. Steady-minded and a promising talent.

Shi Lan had taken only a couple of steps when she