Han Li took a quick glance at Shi Chuankong to discover that he was also looking slightly concerned, but he maintained a calm expression as he drank and chatted with the dark-skinned elderly man.1

Han Li subtly withdrew his gaze, then resumed his discussion with the rotund middle-aged man.0

The cultivation arts used by the rotund man were more geared toward body refinement, so they were rather similar to the Provenance True Devil Arts, and as a result, the two of them had much common ground to discuss.2

Time continued to pass, and before long, it had already turned dark outside, but the reinforcements sent by Shi Pokong still hadn't shown up, and at this point, no one was in the mood to be chatting anymore.0

"My brother's subordinates are extremely well-disciplined, so there's no way they would be intentionally tardy. Looks like something must've happened," Shi Chuankong said with furrowed brows.1

Han Li turned his gaze to Shi Chuankong in silence.0

"Could it be that something went wrong on their way here, Young Master?"...0