But before long, Li Chen readily agreed. "Thank you for your gracious invitation. It would be my honor."
Li Chen vaguely sensed that Valley Master Qi Yuetian was rather withdrawn. Perhaps being disfigured by poison had affected his mind and left him ashamed to face others.
His earlier behavior had offered several hints of this.
Insisting that such a man bring his true body here would undoubtedly put them both in an awkward position. Li Chen simply turned the matter into an invitation from the other man, giving them both a graceful way out.
When Li Chen said this, Qi Yuetian's tone seemed to grow much more relaxed, though perhaps that was only his imagination. "No day is better than the day at hand. Let's go now."
"Huh? Now?" Li Chen glanced at the sky, looking slightly troubled. This hardly seemed like a suitable time.
Still, considering the other man's eagerness, he said, "All right."
"The tea is here. Please enjoy it, Valley Master Qi."
Just then, Wu Ding arrived with the servants, smiling as he secretly transmitted his voice through magic power.
"Brother Li, are you really going? Be careful-it could be a trap."
Li Chen replied in secret, "How is going to Qishan Valley any different from visiting the Feng Residence during the day? Either way, I'm visiting the home of an unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivator to make acquaintances."
"When venturing out into the world, you need not only magic power and martial strength, but also discernment and courage. I'm not so easily ambushed. Don't worry."
He felt that Valley Master Qi had no motive to harm him. He also believed that, with his strength greatly increased after reaching Foundation Establishment, he would not be so easy to kill.
At a time like this, he needed to show