In the blink of an eye, several more days hurried past. Su Jiu and her companions were nearing the Lesser Yin area, for her divine sense had finally detected the demonic qi that should have been there.
Their group also grew steadily larger as others joined them.
Wei Qian and Wei Xin had joined over the past two days as well.
Wei Xin was clearly delighted to see Jin Chen, but in her momentary joy, she failed to notice his rather subdued mood.
"Fellow Daoist Jin, what a coincidence!" The girl smiled charmingly, but Jin Chen clearly had no inclination to appreciate it. He merely gave a somewhat perfunctory nod.
Although Wei Qian did not want his younger sister falling for a boy whose heart already belonged to someone else, feelings were clearly beyond anyone's control.
Still, he was deeply displeased by the boy's attitude toward his sister. "Wei Xin, come here!"
To Wei Xin, his tone sounded exceedingly stern, and tears immediately filled the sweet young girl's eyes.
Su Jiu had not been far from them, so she naturally noticed what had happened.
She gave Jin Chen a meaningful look and used Secret Voice Transmission. "An ill-fated peach blossom?"
Jin Chen, who had been distracted all this time, abruptly heard a voice in his sea of consciousness and snapped out of his daze. Thinking of Su Jiu's question, he could not help furrowing his brows. "She's just a friend."
"I hope so." Su Jiu's expression remained indifferent. She clearly had no intention of meddling in their romantic affairs, but a necessary warning still had to be given. After all, she did not want a similar tragedy to happen a second time.
After that, Su Jiu paid Jin Chen no further attention.
For some time afterward, few people spoke, aside