"Hmm... I'm leaving."
Chen Yuan said to her with a smile.
"Okay, shall we meet again in the future?" Shangguan Hong said with a solemn bow.
"Yes, see you in the future."
Chen Yuan nodded, then his figure streaked past like a phantom and disappeared into the dense forest.
Watching the direction in which Chen Yuan had disappeared, Shangguan Hong's face revealed a hint of a smile. She remained standing in place for a moment until a powerful individual from the Shangguan Family arrived and then she regained her composure.
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After parting from Shangguan Hong, Chen Yuan suddenly hastened his pace. He arrived within the boundaries of Jiangdu Prefecture before it got dark and found an inn in a county town to stay in.
After careful consideration, he decided to seize this opportunity first and then look for the person who had shielded his fate, unsure whether it was a parent or an uncle...
