Azure City was vast, so Su Jiu and Chu Luohen finally decided to split up.
They agreed to meet at the teahouse at noon.
Yet barely any time had passed since she parted ways with Chu Luohen before Su Jiu ran into Shu Wugui, a man she hardly knew.
During the incident at the Zheng Household, Su Jiu had already felt that he was a deeply calculating man. One could even say that he had played no small part in driving Lu Chuchu to her final step. Though Lu Chuchu bore most of the responsibility, did that mean he was entirely blameless?
Of course, they stood on different sides, and she had no right to condemn him. But whenever she thought of the trouble Lu Chuchu had brought them, Su Jiu simply could not like him.
Su Jiu wanted to pretend she had not seen him and walk straight past, but Shu Wugui clearly had no intention of letting her go so easily.
"Fellow Daoist Su, it's been a long time."
Su Jiu sighed inwardly. It seemed there was no avoiding him.
Su Jiu cupped her hands and bowed. "Fellow Daoist Shu."
The corners of Shu Wugui's lips lifted, his face wearing his usual practiced smile. "I never expected you would actually come to the Shangyin Continent, Fellow Daoist Su."
Su Jiu had no intention of exchanging more than a few words with Shu Wugui, much less telling him why she had come. She merely brushed him off as she would a stranger. "I had some time on my hands, so I'm just looking around."
Naturally, Shu Wugui could hear the perfunctory note in her voice. He raised his eyebrows. It seemed the young woman had figured things out after the incident at the Zheng Household. Was she refusing to