Chen Qingshan sneered, staring at Murong Yan with unkind eyes. "Fairy Murong," he said coldly, "I went to the City Lord's Mansion to look for you, and Shangguan Hong told me you had already been gone for two days. May I ask where you have been during this time?"
Murong Yan knew that her previous departure would inevitably make Chen Qingshan suspicious. She put on a bright smile and explained in a coquettish tone, "I went to report to the Cult Master. Destroying the Thousand Buddha Temple is a massive undertaking; I couldn't exactly leave him in the dark, could I?"
Her explanation sounded reasonable, but Chen Qingshan didn't believe a word of it.
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