Amid the wind whistling through the gorge, Jiang Wang said nothing. Since the other man had no intention of fighting, he would not go looking for trouble either.
"Are you going in? I'll make way for you." After saying this, Lin Xian stepped aside.
"Thank you." Jiang Wang nodded slightly in respect.
Passing Lin Xian, he carried his sword farther inside.
Lin Xian seemed somewhat surprised. His hand gripping the Firewood Blade shifted awkwardly, as though he did not know where to put it.
He had taken the initiative to yield and show weakness precisely to avoid a conflict.
Yet inwardly, he had already prepared himself for Jiang Wang not letting him go.
For no other reason than that Jiang Wang was currently supposed to be missing. Qi State was using this as grounds to seize the moral high ground and vehemently condemn Jing Kingdom, while Star Moon Plain was to be the next battlefield.
Yet Jiang Wang himself was alive and well, even bouncing about energetically in the Eastern Domain.
If Jiang Wang appeared in Soul-Severing Gorge now, would he kill Lin Xian to silence him?
For a Qi State prodigy, killing Lin Xian would not bring consequences he could not bear. And beheading a Rong Kingdom prodigy to suppress Rong Kingdom was, in fact, in Qi State's interests.
But Jiang Wang had done nothing at all...
Not only had he not attacked, he had not even humiliated or slighted him. There had only been that sincere "thank you."
It left Lin Xian at a loss.
"Oh, right." Jiang Wang, who had already walked several steps inside, paused. "My current situation is more or less a secret. I hope you can help keep it confidential. It wouldn't be anything if Jing Kingdom learned of it now, but less trouble