"A family banquet?"
Those two words startled Gu Shen.
"Don't overthink it..." Gu Qilin said in a deep voice, "Inviting you to this meal is related to all those identities you hold... If you were just an ordinary child coming from the back hills, not an S-rank, not versed in Divination Skill, and without the background of Hua Zhi, we definitely couldn't have invited you for tonight's meal."
The brutal truth.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shen relaxed quite a bit.
"Besides that, there's another very important reason."
Gu Qilin slowly continued, "Your teacher and I are old friends who have known each other for many years. Aren't you curious... where Zhou Jiren has gone these past few days?"
Gu Shen's expression gradually became more solemn.
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