Looking up at the moonlight, the duty star official almost seemed to hear the music of square dancing, and felt even more conflicted. Come to you? Only if I were insane! Just look at everything you've done! He seemed to catch a whiff of something unusual. Something was wrong here, as though there were a scheme afoot.
But he couldn't tell what the scheme was. In any case, the most obvious thing this guy was doing was trying to fleece him.
"Hehe, I have my own way of handling this. There's no need to trouble Your Majesty Dongwang Gong!" the duty star official said, picking up speed.
You have another way? Qin Fen narrowed his eyes. Nian was the being capable of defeating Xi; there was no question about that. The very purpose behind their births made it clear. Yet the other man's words didn't sound like a lie. Could he really have a countermeasure?
"Are you sure you don't need my help?" Qin Fen pressed.
"Forgive my discourtesy, but I have urgent business to attend to. I cannot stay and chat, Your Majesty!" With that, the duty star official stilled his mind, allowing neither joy nor sorrow. His greatest suspicion was this: Could he read minds?
Indeed, mighty beings all possessed that ability. In the Buddhist School, it was called Mind-reading. At the thought, the duty star official immediately went on guard, shut off his five senses, and stopped thinking.
Qin Fen's probing promptly hit a wall. But Big Chef wasn't discouraged. The man could run, but he couldn't hide forever. He kept his eyes fixed on his phone, watching everything the other man did and paying close attention.
Nian also began wandering around nearby, full of energy.
Time ticked away, and the duty star official reached the Soaring