It is not advisable to climb the mountain late at night, so it was not until daybreak the following day that Liulan and his group returned to the Iron Fist Sect.
Liulan felt he had provided ample opportunity for Xie Ti and Xue Yuansi to talk, but judging by Xie Ti’s evasive behavior on the return trip, whatever misunderstanding had existed back then remained unresolved. Curiously, it wasn't just Xie Ti; Xue Yuansi had also become inexplicably quiet, his gaze resting on Xie Ti with a complexity and depth of emotion that were hard to define. In contrast, Xie Ti, whose demeanor hadn't changed at all, actually seemed more at ease.
Oblivious to the shift in Xue Yuansi, Xie Ti was still in the mood to gossip. Glancing through the window at the car behind them, he whispered to Liulan, "Is Master Wang coming back with us?"
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