"I understand, Aunt."
Liu Churan gave her assurance.
After Liu Ruxing had gone, she withdrew her gaze and turned it on Hong Ming.
His brows and eyes bore no resemblance.
Neither did his mouth and nose.
The shape of his face seemed even less alike.
Together with the way Liu Ruxing had addressed Hong Ming earlier, this dispelled Liu Churan's suspicions, and she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
She really had feared things might be as she had imagined.
Realizing that Hong Ming and her aunt were not as close as she had thought, Liu Churan wasted no more time. "Come on. I'll take you to the River Office."
"Miss Churan, could you wait a moment? I'd like to let my companions know," Hong Ming replied.
Liu Churan waved a hand. "Go ahead."
Hong Ming went to find Wu Lingshan and explain the situation.
This fellow doesn't seem to have developed internal qi?
Watching Hong Ming's figure, Liu Churan's eyes flickered. She had detected no fluctuations of true qi from him.
That meant Hong Ming was, at most, a martial artist at transformation force grandmastery.
It did explain why he had come to the River Office. He was probably hoping to obtain methods for further cultivation.
"Hong Ming, who were those two just now?"
When he returned to the group, Zhou Hongying asked curiously.
"They're relatives of mine here in the Prefecture City."
Hong Ming concealed the two women's identities and kept his answer brief.
He then explained the situation, and Wu Lingshan and the others naturally had no objections.
After saying goodbye, Hong Ming returned to meet Liu Churan. Without much small talk, the two headed straight for the River Office.
Along the way, Liu Churan tried to sound him out about the relationship between Liu Ruxing and