「The next day.」
After reaching an agreement with Lady Lan, she quickly fulfilled her promise, ordering Ouyang Ke to take Chen Sheng and Sun Yuzhi to explore the Poison Flame Cave.
Ouyang Ke didn't refuse.
But there was barely a smile on his face—a stark contrast to the warm, cheerful demeanor he had shown when he first met Chen Sheng the day before.
The reason, of course, was their conversation from the previous night.
The reason Ouyang Ke had tried so hard to befriend Chen Sheng was largely in the hope that Chen Sheng would put in a good word for him with Nie Lingshan.
Chen Sheng's fiancée, Nie Lingxi, was Nie Lingshan's full sister. The significance of this connection was obvious.
He had held high hopes for this, the flame of anticipation in his heart burning brightly.
However, Chen Sheng's few words the previous night had been like a bucket of ice water, chilling him to the core.
Chen had told him frankly:
He was better off not wasting his time on Nie Lingshan.
