Changqing Continent Marketplace, Xingyun sun Commerce Association branch.
In the tranquil reception room, Ling Changqing and Xue Qingtan sat opposite each other, sipping tea and discussing the Dao.
"...You've been gone so long. Did you finally decide to come back?"
The beauty before him was dressed in a vermilion gown, her bearing elegant. Her flawless face, free of makeup, was faintly flushed, and her tone held a clear note of flirtatious complaint.
It looked less like a simple business relationship and more like the playful bickering of lovers.
"Things happened out there, so… it's a long story."
Ling Changqing explained vaguely, his expression calm as ever.
Among the powerful figures who had been lying in wait outside Dragon Soul Valley, there might well have been experts from the Xingyun sun Commerce Association, secretly biding their time.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Xue Qingtan, and he wouldn't blame her for it.
