"Heh! You want to turn up the heat on me?!"
Wang Xuance froze for a moment and glanced at Chen Linger, whose face was flushed crimson.
"You're using this to test a cadre?! What cadre could withstand a test like this?"
"...Elder Chen, Miss Chen is beautiful as a celestial maiden, graceful and charming. This junior is mediocre in talent and unfit for refined company; I fear I cannot live up to your kind intentions!"
Having lived so many years, how could Chen Xuanjing fail to understand Wang Xuance's meaning?
Chen Linger, standing nearby, stiffened. Clearly, she could not understand why Wang Xuance was refusing.
She had known him for so long, and they had even... shared a life-and-death bond.
"You... you truly don't have the slightest feeling for me?!"
Tears welled in Chen Linger's almond eyes. She shot Wang Xuance a resentful look, then turned and left.
Seeing this, Chen Xuanjing could not say anything further. He merely shook his head helplessly.
Then, his tone shifted.
"Young Friend Wang, would you be willing to sell the body-tempering martial art you learned to my Chen Clan? Rest assured, the price will satisfy you. My Chen Clan will never let you suffer a loss!"
"Oh! So you've set your sights on my Dragon Elephant Grand Stance?"
"Heh heh, profound-rank martial arts are priceless and scarce. Do you really think I'm easy to bully just because I'm alone?"
Wang Xuance feigned hesitation and pursed his lips.
"Elder Chen, it isn't that I refuse to show you respect. It's just that the person who gave me this martial art..."
He leaned closer, his lips moving softly!
"What! It was... it was General Li..."
"Elder Chen, loose lips sink ships; disaster comes from the mouth!"
A deliberately profound chill curled across Wang Xuance's lips