An Opponent Joins the Team?

Before long, Ye An received two more letters.

One was from Lin Wanyue. She had written down a time and place to meet, saying she was ready to begin investigating and that Ye An could come if he was free.

The other was unsigned. The handwriting matched the previous letter, but Ye An was certain he did not recognize it.

Nor could he think of anyone who would write to him this way.

Ye An did not throw the letter away. He committed its details to memory, folded it, and tucked it into his robe. The information inside was important, but someone had simply handed him something this valuable?

It was suspicious. Ye An would not trust it completely, but he could keep it in mind.

Soon, Ye An descended Cangwu Mountain, left the Four Symbols Sect, and headed for Cangwu Prefectural City.

The two met at the agreed-upon spot.

The moment Lin Wanyue saw Ye An, her gaze lingered on him. Then she sized him up as she had when they last met.

This time, though, she examined him carefully, again and again, as if she meant to see right through him.

Ye An waved her off. "Stop looking. It's exactly what you think."

"You freak. You really did manage to absorb that Blood Essence Crystal. You do seem a little different because of it... But it's good that you've gotten stronger."

Lin Wanyue felt a little disappointed. She had imagined that, now that she had reached the Qi Condensation Realm, she could swoop in and save Ye An if he ran into trouble, leaving him owing her a favor.

But Ye An had reached Qi Condensation too.

She kept that thought to herself and glanced toward the Lin Lineage's front gate. "Come on. They're still arguing inside."

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