Li Yan had long felt that Luo Beixi was guarding against something. That was why, after leaving the "Saint Devil Palace," he had always seemed exceptionally cautious.
If Luo Beixi had merely been habitually careful and had deliberately claimed that the soul cultivator surnamed Ye had come out as well, while in truth he had come alone, then Li Yan could make his move today.
But if what the other man said was true, the risks of Li Yan making a move would rise in a straight line. The soul cultivator surnamed Ye might come looking for them at any moment.
When that happened, no matter what excuse Li Yan used to close his shop, if Luo Beixi had arranged to meet that man here, he would not be able to stop the soul cultivator surnamed Ye from barging in.
Yet if he missed this opportunity, Li Yan might lose his one and only perfect chance. If he kept waiting, who knew how long it would take? Such a fine opportunity might never appear again...
Li Yan kept weighing possibilities in his heart. During the brief walk from the storefront ahead to the rear courtyard, his thoughts surged like raging waves, and six or seven parts of his mind had already decided to act today!
Fortune was sought amid danger. If he could strike swiftly enough to land a single fatal blow, then in the next instant, he would take Qianji and leave Saint Demon City at once. Li Yan did not believe it could be such a coincidence that he would encounter the soul cultivator surnamed Ye the moment he stepped outside.
As long as that man arrived even a little late, once Li Yan left the city, finding him again would be exceedingly difficult!
While Li Yan's heart