And so it was settled.
Chen Wei bit the bullet and agreed to the trip to Guanjiangkou.
Of course, he held firm on one condition: he would go only in his official capacity as a subordinate paying a visit to the Justice Heavenly Deity.
His relationship with Yang Chan was still hazy, separated by a thin sheet of window paper.
Yang Chan could hardly wait to poke through it.
The problem was that Chen Wei did not dare. The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Halberd held by that Daluo Golden Immortal in the Divine Hall of Justice specialized in cutting down those who crossed boundaries without observing the rules. If he showed up in some ambiguous capacity, he would probably be sent straight into his next life before he even made it through the gates.
Playing dumb.
That was currently Chen Wei's only life-preserving Immortal Spell.
"Chan'er, it's getting late. I still have to go to Lingxiao Palace." Seeing that the time was right, Chen Wei deployed his official-business escape technique.
"Oh? Is being with me that annoying?" At his words, the radiant smile vanished from Yang Chan's pretty face.
Thud!
A solid elbow drove into Chen Wei's body.
Chen Wei grunted, sucking in a sharp breath from the pain.
Before he could recover, Yang Chan took her food box and flew away in a streak of light without looking back, leaving only a faint trace of immortal fragrance.
Chen Wei rubbed his chest, baring his teeth in pain.
Whether in heaven or on earth, women's tempers changed without warning. Turning a page was slower than the way she had just turned on him. Clueless about romance he might be, but taking an elbow in exchange for keeping his life was a deal that guaranteed a profit with no risk of loss.
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