Chen Shi'an quietly watched Qin E'na's fair, pretty face and smiled faintly. "I've answered that question many times. My answer won't change."
Qin E'na's eyes dimmed. She sighed softly and slowly turned to leave.
Chen Shi'an added, "Qin E'na, since you're leaving soon, you'd better hurry up with your work. You should at least finish developing Chen Su Ji's new chili sauce before you go, shouldn't you?
"Otherwise, wouldn't all that silver I spent buying you have been wasted?"
His words instantly shattered the wistful atmosphere of their parting.
Qin E'na rolled her eyes, snorted loudly, and stamped her foot before walking away in small, furious steps.
Watching the slender woman recede into the distance, Chen Shi'an first sighed softly, then the corners of his mouth lifted high.
If fate bound them together, they would meet even across a thousand miles.
Without that bond, they could stand face-to-face and never truly meet.
Six streets away from the Demon Hunting Team's main camp, Chen Shi'an had just rounded a corner when he found a burly, middle-aged man with a black beard standing ahead, blocking his path.
The instant he saw the man, Chen Shi'an tensed all over. He sensed an intense aura of danger from him, along with an immensely powerful pressure.
That pressure far surpassed even Tian Wenguang's.
The man was definitely a Ranked Martial Artist, and his cultivation was higher than Tian Wenguang's.
Having reached that conclusion, Chen Shi'an immediately guessed his identity.
"Chen Shi'an?"
The black-bearded man's voice was deep and hoarse.
Chen Shi'an nodded. "Who might you be?"
The black-bearded man was direct. "My surname is Qin. My given name is Hu."
"Someone from the Qin family of Dragon Soaring City?" Chen Shi'an asked quietly.
Qin Hu frowned slightly. "You're certainly clever. Did the young lady