Chi Lian'er's departure made Jin Sheng merely sigh without saying anything. After a long while, Jin Sheng finally said, "Brother Huo, we should get going too. Let's head back as soon as possible." With that, he continued walking ahead.
Before long, Jin Sheng's group spotted Chi Lian'er's party ahead of them. Yet these people were actually taking the same road. Could it be that Chi Lian'er was heading to the Jin Family?
Seemingly noticing Huo Hai's confusion, Jin Sheng said quietly, "The Chi Family and the Jin Family have been friends for generations. I heard that our ancestors were originally very close friends, so our two families are located in the same place, only about two hundred meters apart." Two powerful families situated so close together were truly rare, especially when their strength was nearly equal.
Such a situation would be fairly normal in a major city or near the grounds of an even more powerful Sect. But Huo Hai had truly never heard of two families like this before.
It seemed the relationship between these two families was indeed exceptionally good. Huo Hai said nothing. When night fell, the camps of the two groups were not far apart either. Although they had fought once during the day, their relationship remained very good.
The ordinary servants and retainers quickly mingled together, but the two leaders were remarkably strange. Jin Sheng wore a bitter smile as he sat before the fire, eating with his head lowered. Meanwhile, Chi Lian'er would glance in Jin Sheng's direction from time to time. Occasionally, Jin Sheng noticed something and turned around, only for his gaze to meet Chi Lian'er's in midair.
At such times, Chi Lian'er would let out a cold snort, turn away, and ignore Jin Sheng. Before long, she would repeat the same