"Hmm?" Chen Fan was slightly taken aback. This was the first time he had heard Qin Xian'er speak to him in such a calm, gentle tone.
Even that inexplicable form of address was a first. It suddenly left him feeling a little puzzled—or perhaps strange.
With Qin Xian'er's demonic maiden temperament, back in Heavy Sword City, she had often teased Chen Fan in a seductive, coquettish voice. Even in Demon King Valley, she had jokingly knocked him on the head once. If the situation had not been so urgent then, Chen Fan would likely have unleashed a killing move. Though with his Qi Refining Realm cultivation at the time, he probably would not have been able to defeat Qin Xian'er anyway.
Yet by now, the two had gone through quite a few things together. Though not much time had passed, it was almost every day since Chen Fan had awakened after his rebirth. And Immortal Sect had placed them on the same side once more. Without realizing it, Qin Xian'er had gradually changed from someone neither friend nor foe into someone Chen Fan trusted.
Now, she was also doing her utmost to protect Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng, even teaching them some cultivation arts. Although this was because Chen Fan had agreed in advance to join her in attacking Immortal Sect, looking at it another way, Qin Xian'er had not needed to do any of this. She only needed to wait until Chen Fan went to injure Immortal Sect before showing herself.
Thus, all that had happened until now had subtly changed Chen Fan's view of Qin Xian'er. She was a woman he could not see through, yet somehow, he felt as though he could.
"What is it? Anyone who dared stare at me like that in the past has