Lu Luanli had changed into rose jewelry and clothes patterned with roses today. She eyed Chu Xisheng suspiciously. "Where are you going? You've been acting so strangely these past few days, always on edge. What are you guarding against?"
Chu Xisheng paused and touched his face. "Have I?"
He felt he was behaving perfectly normally. After killing those people, all his actions had been as usual.
Lu Luanli scoffed. "You think I can't tell? You've looked perfectly normal these past two days, as though nothing happened, but you're actually staying alert every moment, constantly observing your surroundings, consciously or otherwise."
Others might not notice anything unusual about him, but she could see through him at a glance.
Chu Xisheng thought to himself that this girl's powers of observation were surprisingly keen.
Still, he ought to take this as a warning. He thought he was acting normally, yet to those familiar with him, he was riddled with flaws.
He immediately gave a laugh. "I'm practicing spiritual perception. Instructor Ye said spiritual perception should be hidden within movement and stillness. Accomplished martial cultivators make it instinctive. Whether eating or sleeping, they never relax it for a moment.
"She said I have quite a talent for spiritual intent and told me to practice more. I didn't expect you to notice."
Lu Luanli was only half convinced. She reflected that quite a few people did practice this way.
But wasn't it a little too early for Chu Xisheng?
His Divine Consciousness Power was not yet strong enough to maintain perception at every moment.
Then Chu Xisheng changed the subject. "You came at just the right time. I'm meeting someone for drinks at the Taste-Knowing Pavilion in Ancient Market Town tonight. Why don't you come along as my companion?"
As he spoke, he cast a