Chapter 21
Not long after Boss Gao began helping Qi Ping search for spirit beasts, Qi Ping and Nan Jie quickly gathered the rest of their ordinary supplies.
Though it was still early in the day, they decided it would be safer to head back sooner rather than later.
Nan Jie had only given Qi Ping a brief, surprised look when he mentioned buying a spirit beast to Boss Gao. After leaving the merchant guild, she didn’t bring it up again.
If Qi Ping didn’t volunteer an explanation, she wouldn’t ask.
Clearly, Qi Ping had his own secrets or plans, and if he wasn’t sharing them, it meant he didn’t want to discuss them.
This was an important aspect of forming friendships among rogue cultivators—being sincere and supportive while respecting each other’s privacy.
Prying into another’s secrets was a major taboo in the cultivation world.
After all, every cultivator had their own hidden cards, even rogue ones—especially when it came to their last-resort techniques.
Only when both parties willingly shared their secrets did it mean their relationship had reached a truly close level.