Clearly, the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage knew the man behind him.
Heavenly Lord Hanjian walked straight to the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage's side, then stopped and folded his arms.
"Didn't I sense a sacred artifact appearing? I thought I'd pick up a bargain, only to find you standing beside this little brat."
The Heaven-Hunting Great Sage snorted, then turned to glance behind Heavenly Lord Hanjian.
"Where did that little girl behind you come from?"
As he spoke, he explained to Xu Taiping through a voice transmission in his mind:
"This man is Heavenly Lord Hanjian, one of the ten great rogue cultivators of the Chaos Star Domain. But don't worry. Though his temperament is cold and eccentric, he would never slaughter innocent people at will."
Heavenly Lord Hanjian pressed a hand to his forehead.
"I met a Dao Companion some years ago. Last month, when her lifespan was nearing its end, she sent me a little girl and said she was my seed."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping also turned to look curiously.
Behind the silver-haired Heavenly Lord Hanjian, whose features were handsome and refined, stood a young woman likewise dressed entirely in white, with a head of silver hair.
After seeing her face clearly, Xu Taiping and the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage spoke almost in unison:
"They're practically cast from the same mold."
Unexpectedly, Heavenly Lord Hanjian and the silver-haired young woman retorted together:
"Who's cast from the same mold as him/her?"
As they spoke, the two exchanged a glance, then both folded their arms, snorted, and turned their heads away.
The Heaven-Hunting Great Sage smiled.
"Lin Hanjian, just admit it. Those dead-fish eyes and that arrogant gaze that sees no one as worthy are practically cast from the same mold as yours."
Heavenly Lord Hanjian rolled his eyes at the Heaven-Hunting Great