Arrival in Xin Zheng (2)

So, if he went to find Jing Ni now,

Red Lotus would definitely be alerted as well.

Tide Woman Enchantress, on the other hand, would know nothing. A mere Innate martial artist was not capable of noticing a Grandmaster meeting and speaking with others.

But he had nothing urgent to discuss.

There was no need to be in such a hurry.

As for why he did not go looking for Han Fei, Zinv, Wei Zhuang, and the others besides Jing Ni and Red Lotus—well, even if none of them were home, Nong Yu would surely be at Purple Orchid Pavilion. Even if Nong Yu was not there either, quite a few of the women in Purple Orchid Pavilion were peripheral members of Quicksand and had seen his face, so they would not turn him away. At worst, he could wait there and eat and drink while hoping to catch someone. Why rest in Web of Nets' safe house instead?

That had to do with the severity of the matter.

If something major had happened,

something concerning Quicksand's very survival,

then forget staying overnight at Purple Orchid Pavilion. Even the palace where Jing Ni and Red Lotus lived was not somewhere Ye Qingcang could not force his way into. Before life and death, everything else was meaningless. Only by surviving could one have anything.

That included Han Fei.

Even if Han Fei were curled up beneath the blankets,

Ye Qingcang would rush over and drag him out.

But if it was only some trivial matter,

such as his return,

making such a huge fuss over it

was not only unnecessary, but overly dramatic.

Disturbing others' sleep on a whim

was not a good practice.

Life deserved the most basic respect.

Just like Violet. Even though Violet was a life he had