CRACK!
The fishing rod in his hand suddenly shattered.
Qin Fang paid it no mind. He shot to his feet, his gaze locked on the distant Painted Boat.
...It was Qinghe!
It was definitely Qinghe!
'I couldn't be mistaken!'
...The same Qinghe who had set out for Lanyang City with his former Master, his former Master's wife, and his senior brothers five years ago, only to vanish along with them!
The same Qinghe who would run over with stars in her eyes after he finished his training, obediently handing him a towel!
Without a moment's hesitation, Qin Fang moved, about to leap onto the Painted Boat!
...But in the next instant, he froze.
'No.'
'Something's wrong!'
'If Qinghe is here, then where are my former Master and the others?'
'Five years ago, when I was in the spotlight during the Martial Arts Examination, where were they?'
'Two years ago, when I asked the sect to search for any trace of them, where were they?'
'Why would she suddenly appear now, out of the blue?'
