"Believe it or not!"
He Pingsheng could not be bothered with her. He turned around, left Jinlan behind, and continued walking.
Wearing a short red dress that left most of her skin exposed, Jinlan hurried after him, saying as she walked, "All right, all right, I won't ask about that anymore!"
"How about we make a deal?"
He Pingsheng looked at her face, then slowly lowered his gaze before saying, "Not interested!"
With that, he walked away again.
Jinlan was nearly mad with anger.
She ran after him again. "You damned bastard, what kind of person do you take me for? That's not what I meant!"
"Stop right there!"
"I'm being serious!"
He Pingsheng showed no intention of stopping.
Jinlan waved her hand, and her clothes transformed back into the blue Daoist robe she had worn earlier.
She changed back because it made traveling easier.
"Wait, wait..." Jinlan went over and grabbed He Pingsheng's Daoist robe. "Let me finish. You've misunderstood!"
He Pingsheng stopped again.
Jinlan took a deep breath. The seductive charm vanished from her eyes, leaving them clear. "To tell you the truth, Lord Long Yuan sent me here to capture you and take you out!"
He Pingsheng neither confirmed nor denied anything!
Jinlan continued, "I know I can't capture you, nor do I have the ability to take you away!"
"But no matter what, you won't be able to escape!"
"Before long, people from the Royal Family will surround all of Divine General Mountain!"
"When that happens, leaving will be as difficult as climbing to heaven!"
"Besides, Lord Long Yuan is a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, with an immensely powerful divine sense!"
"How do you think you can escape with your life?"
That was indeed the case.
At least for now, He Pingsheng had no way to