Hearing this, Qing He fell into thought.
A moment later, she said with a relaxed expression, "Hmm? Han Yu, Wang Su... It is perfectly normal for cultivators traveling the Cultivation World to have several false identities. This senior left so calmly and decisively; the chances that he had ulterior motives should not be very great."
At first, she had indeed worried that Su Shi'er's arrival at such a critical moment concealed some ulterior motive.
But now, seeing Su Shi'er turn and leave so readily, she unknowingly believed several more parts of the information he had brought.
"But..."
Ren Lingrong's lovely brows knitted tightly as she wanted to say something more.
Before she could finish, Qing He interrupted her again. "Enough, let's not discuss this for now. The most urgent matter is to let your grandfather rest in peace in the earth."
"Besides, the Ren family's enemies may come at any time. We must also be exceedingly careful."
As she spoke, thinking of the crisis that might descend at any moment, Qing He's brows furrowed as well.
"Don't worry, Grandma. With my master here this time, there definitely won't be any problems! Right, Master?!"
Ren Lingrong hurriedly tried to reassure her, then turned her gaze toward a corner of the courtyard.
The next instant, a faint ripple of spiritual power flashed by. An elderly man nearing fifty quietly appeared, with thick brows and large eyes, a wine gourd in hand, a bird's-nest of hair atop his head, and a tattered Daoist robe draped over him.
Qing He was not at all surprised by the old man's appearance. Had he not been protecting them in secret all along, she would not have dared receive the suddenly visiting Su Shi'er so rashly.
But if Su Shi'er had been present, he surely would have