In the side hall of Icewave Palace, Luo Chen accompanied by Shi Boying, finally came face to face with the long-elusive Tantai Jin.1

Her expression was cold and aloof, and Luo Chen couldn’t help feeling a tangle of emotions. Still, he spoke directly, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Tantai, for your help at the Qinhua River."0

The moment he said this, Shi Boying was visibly shocked. Wait, didn’t Junior Sister say she wouldn’t get involved with Luo Chen? Then why did she secretly go to the Qinhua River and even assist him?0

Tantai Jin’s expression shifted slightly, but she quickly understood how Luo Chen had learned of her involvement. She responded with calm indifference, "I never acted. What help could I have given? Besides, you already paid that brute Chu Kui to intervene. Whether I was there or not hardly matters."1

Luo Chen simply smiled and shook his head. "Still, I’m grateful for the thought. I won’t forget it."2

Back during the Qinhua River battle, there were far more late stage Foundation Establishment cultivators than just Huang Sha. If all of them had grown tempted and chosen to act, Chu Kui would have been overwhelmed. He might have ensured Luo Chen’s survival, but only at the cost of hundreds of thousands more...0