"Oh, don't misunderstand."
Han Li quickly raised his left hand, making a gesture to stop there.
Qian Renxue was momentarily confused by his attitude. You neither support nor oppose, so why did you come to me specifically? Do I look like I have nothing better to do? Han Li glanced at Qian Renxue, knowing she was waiting for his explanation, and then said:
"I don't know much about your affairs, and I don't plan to interfere. To be honest, if Grand Uncle-Master hadn't insisted that I come to you, I would have pretended not to know you."
Qian Renxue nodded, understanding his meaning.
Yes, pretending not to know her is something the person in front of her could definitely do.
"So, I'm just here to see you and spar with you."
Seeing Qian Renxue's expression turn ugly, Han Li quickly added, "This is entirely Grand Uncle-Master's idea, it has nothing to do with me."
"You should know my situation. Since I started cultivating, I've always been friendly and never actively sparred with anyone. Last time was a special situation, you understand."
Han Li gave Qian Renxue a look that said he was forced.
Qian Renxue's expression improved a lot after receiving his look.
As Han Li said, according to the information about him, he had indeed been diligently cultivating, and hadn't neglected practical combat training, but he rarely took action.
The only recorded instance was four years ago.
Moreover, in the various events that occurred in Spirit City, he had always been a peripheral figure, like a solitary cultivator.
He rarely interacted with anyone other than the Elders of the Elder Hall and his two close friends from before.
Well, there are a few too many girls around him, she silently added in her mind.
After all, every time Qian Daoliu wrote to her, the letters would more or less mention the cultivation progress of a few people, in order to shake her confidence.
"So, Grandfather thinks you can defeat me?"
As Qian Renxue thought, she suddenly noticed something was wrong and looked sharply at Han Li.
"Don't look at me, I only found out about your existence right before leaving. Do you think I know Grand Uncle-Master's intentions better than you?"
Han Li decisively passed the buck. He was already doing well just by coming here; he couldn't take on any more of this mess.
"It seems I'm being underestimated?"
Qian Renxue sneered, but her emotions weren't directed at Han Li.
Han Li glanced at her and noticed her hands were clenched tightly, clearly showing her dissatisfaction.
"Time, place."
Qian Renxue turned to look at Han Li, appearing eager to fight.
"You decide. Choose a time that suits both of us. You're more familiar with this area than I am."
Han Li directly handed over the decision-making power to her. He didn't care about the place or time when it came to beating people up.
"Alright, I'll send someone to notify you then."
Qian Renxue agreed very readily.
"Okay, but, are Sovereign Ning and Sword Douluo also in the Imperial Palace today?"
Han Li changed the topic and asked.
"Yes, it is indeed them. Your perception..."
Qian Renxue shook her head as she looked at him.
She scoffed at his previous statement that his Spiritual Power was only a little bit stronger.
However, after She Mao and Ci Xue's previous exposure, she wasn't surprised that he had discovered the two of them.
"As expected of the wealthiest merchant on the continent, your sense of smell is truly sharp."
Han Li sighed and then turned to look at Qian Renxue, "Your teacher must have praised me a lot, right?"
Qian Renxue found what he said amusing and couldn't help but chuckle, "Indeed, he has praised you quite a bit. Even I have become somewhat unconvinced and wary of you after hearing it."
"Such a dirty mind, even though we've never met."
Han Li cursed inwardly, but didn't say anything more.
He wasn't much better himself, so they were even, and he decided not to curse.
"Your departure from Spirit City this time, it shouldn't be just because of the reason you mentioned earlier, right?"
"I don't believe that someone with your personality would leave so easily just because Grandfather ordered it."
Qian Renxue had read too much information about Han Li, and although this was their first official meeting, she didn't feel unfamiliar at all.
Moreover, she could vaguely sense from Han Li's attitude towards her that he seemed to know her very well, far beyond the simple explanation that he had learned a little from Grandfather's words.
This was her woman's intuition.
"Well, it's true that it's not just that. I plan to travel around the continent and broaden my horizons after completing the mission here in Heaven Dou City."
Han Li answered very readily, as this wasn't something that needed to be concealed.
"Traveling? Not a bad choice."
Qian Renxue looked at his carefree appearance and said with some envy.
"You chose your own path, didn't you? You still have the chance to choose again."
Han Li noticed the envy hidden in her expression and said casually.
"Yes, I chose my own path."
Qian Renxue looked firmly ahead and said.
Then, she looked at Han Li: "But didn't we agree not to try to persuade me?"
"Does this count as persuasion? With your identity and status, I'm just stating the facts." Han Li chuckled.
"I suppose so."
Qian Renxue was slightly stunned and smiled as well.
Then, she lowered her head and was silent for a while before looking up again: "I want to know your true opinion about the infiltration plan?"
Seeing Han Li open his mouth to answer, she reached out and directly interrupted him, continuing: "Don't use that kind of perfunctory excuse from before, I don't believe it."
She looked at Han Li with burning eyes: "Including before, although this is only our second meeting, perhaps because I've read too much about you, I feel like I understand you very well."
"If Grandfather has told you, you should know that I haven't actually had much contact with outsiders, and others don't dare to talk to me. But you and I have comparable identities and status, and I want to know your true thoughts."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't do anything because of your answer, I just simply want to hear it."
After speaking, she looked at Han Li with some nervousness and anticipation.
This little angel is really getting familiar too quickly.
Under her gaze, the corners of Han Li's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Don't worry," "definitely won't," the moment these words appeared, he felt a bit of a stomachache. He would be a fool to actually believe her.
There was absolutely no credibility in such words coming from a woman's mouth.
But looking at her eyes, Han Li sighed again. This girl felt like she was about to be driven crazy, so repressed that she was almost becoming a pervert.
"Alright, then I won't hold back, you better be prepared."
Anyway, he wasn't planning on hitting on her, and he was going to beat her up later, so he would just consider this giving her some interest in advance.
Anyway, she can't do anything to me, Han Li muttered in his heart.
"Mmm, mmm, go ahead, I'm listening."
Qian Renxue nodded her head quickly, afraid that Han Li would go back on his word.
He didn't know if it was Han Li's illusion, but he felt that Qian Renxue seemed a little excited.
This Qian Renxue, something's not right!
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