C1394 Saying the Basics

Zhou Qi's gaze upon Ye Xu held little in the way of mockery; it was disappointment that dominated his expression.

He had harbored some hopes for Ye Xu. Despite being a member of the Inner Sect, Zhou Qi was far from ignorant about the happenings in the Outer Sect, particularly where Ye Xu was concerned, whose name had come up in conversations time and again.

Upon closer examination