Daqian Martial Saint

Through her Spiritual Sensing, she had long since identified the owner of that gaze: Mang Blade Chen Ping’an. If it had been anyone else, she probably would have turned and intimidated them with a sharp glare long ago.

She had assumed Chen Ping’an would look away after a moment. But to her surprise, his gaze remained fixed on her face right up until the operation began.

‘He’s been staring for so long. What is he even looking at!?’ Gu Qingchan was getting a little annoyed. She followed his line of sight and saw Chen Ping’an staring at her with a fiery, undisguised gaze. When he saw her looking back, he showed no intention of looking away. Their gazes met in mid-air.

‘This guy…’ Seeing how brazen Chen Ping’an was, a flicker of surprise crossed Gu Qingchan’s face. Just as she was about to glare at him in anger, an idea seemed to strike her. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly into a faint smile. Her eyes, like stars, held a lively, mischievous glint as she gave him a little wink.

On the other side, Chen Ping’an had just finished his assessment and confirmed Gu Qingchan’s level of combat power.

‘It shouldn’t be a misjudgment. Gu Qingchan really does have combat power approaching that of a Top Grandmaster. Yes, that’s most likely the case.’

Just as Chen Ping’an was about to retract his gaze, he saw Gu Qingchan look over. ‘If I look away now, it’ll just make me seem guilty.’ With that thought, Chen Ping’an met her gaze directly, not shying away in the slightest. Their eyes locked, and then he saw it…

Gu Qingchan winked at him, her expression playful, with a hint of charming naivete.

‘What was that!?’

Chen Ping’an shuddered and quickly averted his gaze.

He had just sorted out his thoughts and confirmed his suspicions. The moment he came back to his senses, he saw Gu Qingchan pull a stunt like that.

‘What does Gu Qingchan mean by that? Winking at me… is she… teasing me? Or… something else?’

Chen Ping’an’s mind raced, but no matter how he thought about it, he still couldn’t figure out what Gu Qingchan meant.

He looked up to find that Gu Qingchan had already vanished. Utterly baffled, he finally muttered resentfully, “How bizarre!”

With a flash, his figure vanished from the spot. As a high-ranking officer on the western front, he had his own mission: to lead an elite unit in the final assault on this Ten Thousand Demons Sect Sub-Altar.

For this final assault, the State Garrison Command had coordinated forces from all sides, dispatching a large number of elite warriors and making thorough preparations. To say nothing of the other fronts, judging by the situation on their western flank alone, there were no fewer than ten Grandmasters participating in this encirclement.

Although the Ten Thousand Demons Sub-Altar was powerful, with the combined might of the Garrison Commandant’s Office, they should be able to crush it with ease and bring the matter to a successful conclusion.

After Chen Ping’an left, Zhong Zeyu stood frozen in place, a storm of shock raging in his mind.

What had he just… seen?

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PS: Hey everyone, I finally got it done~ I usually write at night and update the next morning. But I had something come up this Friday and didn’t get to write, so my update schedule for the last two days has been all messed up.

Tomorrow’s update will also be at night. I’ll see if I can take a day off from work to sort out my update schedule and hopefully get back to the regular morning updates.

I’ve been swamped with trivial matters lately and am exhausted, both mentally and physically. But I still need to motivate myself. I hereby vow: whether day or night, I will strive to present my best work to you all. Thank you for your patient waiting; it is the inexhaustible driving force for me to move forward. May the story I write become ever more brilliant and exciting, and may it not disappoint your expectations.