Shi Nuyuan arranged for Xing Xuan and Jin to rest in a pavilion and ordered several lion clan experts to stand guard.
Lu Ren, meanwhile, headed to the pavilion alone.
The guards did not stop him. They let him straight in.
Shi Nuyuan grew uneasy at the sight. Had he not submitted to Lu Ren, he would never have dared let him disturb the talents of the Chaos Clan.
If Lu Ren displeased them, Shi Nuyuan could not bear the consequences.
Lu Ren pushed open the door and walked in.
Xing Xuan was sitting quietly inside. When she saw Lu Ren enter, she frowned. "Don't waste your breath. I won't take you to the Chaos Clan. Leave now, or don't blame me for what happens!"
Lu Ren smiled and closed the door. "You promised to take me back to the Chaos Clan. Going back on your word already?"
"When did I promise you that?"
Xing Xuan looked puzzled. Then a sharp light flashed in her violet-gold eyes. "You're Lu Ren?"
Lu Ren smiled and resumed his true appearance.
Beside her, Jin stared at the transformation in shock. "Lu Ren! So the one who killed Ghost Star Sea in the Calamity Platform Secret Realm wasn't Xu Tianji. It was you?"
"That's right."
Lu Ren smiled. "Too many people had their eyes on me back then. I had to keep a low profile."
Xing Xuan looked between them in confusion. "You two know each other?"
"Know each other? Back in Third Heaven, you should have seen how heaven-defying he was!" Jin said with a laugh, shaking his head.
"Oh?"
Surprise crossed Xing Xuan's face. "Lu Ren, will you go to the Chaos Clan as yourself or as Xu Tianji?"
"As myself, of course," Lu Ren said with a smile.
"Very well. The