At the time, he hadn't given it much thought. But ever since he learned that this person and he both came from a later era, he had been pondering the meaning of those words. Wasn't "those of the same origin" referring to the two of them? And "able to assist the Lord of Qingfeng"—did that mean this person could help him, the master of Qingfeng Pavilion?
Mulling over these words, Wen Li looked searchingly at Chu Qinghuang. There was no one who wouldn't want the forces under their command to reach even greater heights, but could this person truly assist him? Wen Li considered Chu Qinghuang for a full span of a teacup's time before finally snapping his folding fan shut in his palm, making up his mind to take a gamble: "Fine, this lord agrees to your terms."
Hearing that Wen Li had actually agreed to her conditions, Chu Qinghuang turned back in surprise to look at him: "You actually agreed? It's not like your Qingfeng Pavilion is going out of business—you're even taking me in?"
Chapter 27