What Lin Yi had said was indeed true, but only as far as the words he had actually spoken.
"Oh, since Young Master Lin is being so sincere, it would be rude of me to refuse." Having watched Lin Yi swear a Great Dao Oath, Chu Lianxi felt reassured that his offer was genuine.
"But taking someone else's opportunity would leave me feeling terribly guilty. Why don't I go with you, Young Master Lin?" A glint of cunning flashed through Chu Lianxi's alluring eyes.
There was no way she could be entirely free of suspicion.
Although Lin Yi had sworn a Great Dao Oath, she would only feel at ease if she kept him tied to her side.
"Of course. It would be my honor to travel with you, Miss Chu." Lin Yi did not refuse. Doing so would certainly arouse Chu Lianxi's suspicions.
"Then could you take out the scroll and let me have a look, Young Master Lin?" Chu Lianxi asked with a bright smile.
She leaned forward slightly, as though she had merely made a casual suggestion.
"Of course." Lin Yi took the scroll straight out of his Storage Ring.
The scroll floated in midair, the patterns covering it radiating an extraordinary aura. A faint trace of imperial might even emerged from it.
That trace of imperial might was exceedingly faint and thin, yet it weighed on the heart like an invisible mountain, making one afraid to look directly at it.
"An Ultimate Dao Emperor Weapon!"
Chu Lianxi's beautiful eyes narrowed as she murmured to herself. At that moment, all her suspicions vanished completely.
The smile remained on her face, but the last trace of doubt in her eyes had disappeared.
"Young Master Lin, now I truly believe you!" Coming back to her senses, Chu Lianxi looked