Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 435: Companions

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Tang Jie was startled when he saw Shen Qingdan. How had she gotten here?

He wanted to avoid her, but Shen Qingdan was making her way straight to him, probably attracted by that heaven-shaking flood of spell arts just now.

She quickly closed the distance, and when she saw Tang Jie, her eyes filled with shock. "Tang Jie, why are you here?"

Tang Jie could only reply, "I was passing through the area and saw a hidden realm emerging from the sea. Curious, I came inside to take a look."

Shen Qingdan suspiciously looked at him. "Such a coincidence? I took four days to get here, and you only just came into the hidden realm and already managed to get here?"

Tang Jie saw Shen Qingdan expose his lie so easily and laughed. He was about to explain when Shen Qingdan's eyes dimmed. "You must have been there, watching as I opened the hidden realm, right?"

Tang Jie froze for several moments before finally nodding. "My apologies, Lady Shen, I…"

Shen Qingdan coldly cut him off. "I know. You just don't want there to be any disputes between us. It's very normal to avoid me so that that Lady Xu won't get angry and cause a ruckus."

Tang Jie hurriedly said, "Lady Shen, you misunderstand. The Beast Refining Gate's people were there at the time, and they've been chasing me this whole time, so it wasn't appropriate for me to show myself."

Shen Qingdan asked, "Then if the Beast Refining Gate's people hadn't been there, would you have shown yourself?"

Tang Jie's mouth opened, but he didn't know how to reply.

Yes, would he have appeared if the Beast Refining Gate's people hadn't been there?

Tang Jie found it difficult to answer this question.

He didn't know how to reply, but he had a vague idea that the answer would be that he still wouldn't appear. For him, Shen Qingdan would always be a passing traveler, and the engagement between them was nothing more than a joke.

But he couldn't just tell her that, as that would damage her emotions or dignity. Thus, he hesitated and was unabl

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