The others narrowed their eyes slightly as they got a clear look at Zhang Yuan.
"Is this man an old friend of yours, Fellow Daoist Qin?" Shen Qiulan asked in surprise.
"Old friends reunited after a hundred years, both having attained Celestial status-now that will make a fine tale!" Pei Chongtian said with a hearty laugh.
Had Qin Tianyi not pointed him out, they might have finished this entire trip without ever noticing Zhang Yuan. Such concealment naturally raised their opinion of him.
Li Jiansong looked at Zhang Yuan, finding him somewhat familiar, but could not remember who he was. His brows knitted tightly.
"It's you!" Deng Yici exclaimed, her beautiful eyes widening.
Qin Tianyi gave a dry cough. "You know this old friend of mine, Fellow Daoist Deng?"
Damn it, how did someone I picked at random turn out to have ties to the Wen River Deng Clan? How am I supposed to use him to draw fire away from myself now? Ah, my luck really has been in the gutter lately.
Deng Yici ignored Qin Tianyi's question. Instead, she frowned and stared fixedly at Zhang Yuan, her eyes narrowing.
Portraits of Zhang Yuan had circulated within the Wen River Deng Clan. They knew him as another great enemy besides the Jingyang Li Clan.
While still at Qi Refining, he had killed several prodigies of Patriarch Shoulder the Mountain's branch who had promising prospects of becoming Celestial Persons. After attaining Celestial status, he had gone further and razed the clan's Cloud Brocade Mountain to the ground, killing countless Deng Clan members.
But before, she had only seen portraits. Now that she saw him in person, this great enemy of her clan looked nothing like a vicious fiend. He was unexpectedly handsome, which truly surprised her.
Li Jiansong racked his