Earlier at the mountain gate of the Great Saint Mountain.
The two of them had a brief moment of eye contact... Cui Zhen's secret technique was flawless.
In that glance, Qilin Miaofa True Monarch did not notice anything unusual.
However.
A seed of suspicion was planted in his heart.
Logically speaking.
Qilin Miaofa True Monarch shouldn't have gone out of his way because of this trace of thought, but fate sometimes works in such coincidences. He merely wanted to go out for a stroll and happened to see Cui Zhen in "Disguise and Change Clothes". If it were still just a woman's form, he wouldn't have paid much attention, just treating it as a chance encounter.
As things stood, having caught them in the act, there was no need for explanation.
"These years, I've settled in the North Swamp, uninvolved in worldly matters."
Qilin Miaofa True Monarch said hoarsely, word by word: "This time, it was because of Nether Sea's invitation that I came to the Great Saint Mountain."
