Moving into a City

Ye Luo caught Yan Hua Yi Leng's Consecutive Four Arrows. As Leng Shuang had said, he could easily catch the fifth arrow as well. This left Yan Hua Yi Leng quite unsettled, especially when facing Ye Luo.

Breaking Waves Riding Wind was equally unsettled. Thinking of Yan Hua Yi Leng's vow and what she had promised Yan Hua Yi Leng, then looking at Ye Luo, she felt unable to put her complicated emotions into words.

Ye Luo knew nothing of this. He casually helped Yan Hua Yi Leng pick up all the arrows before asking, "Uncle Leng said you can fire five arrows in succession. Why didn't you shoot the last one?"

Yan Hua Yi Leng's heart stirred again, and she struggled to find the right words. "It wouldn't be good if something unexpected happened."

After picking up all the arrows, Yan Hua Yi Leng turned back. As she passed Breaking Waves Riding Wind, she said calmly, "It was only Consecutive Four Arrows. It had nothing to do with the promise from before."

"But he can catch your Consecutive Five Arrows." Breaking Waves Riding Wind lowered her voice as well. "Besides, I promised you before too..."

"It was just a joke. You don't need to take it seriously." Yan Hua Yi Leng replied calmly. "Besides, the decision lies with Ye Luo. There's no use in us yielding to each other, so things should remain as they were before."

Understanding what "remain as they were before" meant, Breaking Waves Riding Wind nodded imperceptibly. "All right."

While the two women were discussing this, Long Jieyu excitedly ran over to Yan Hua Yi Leng. "Sister Yan Hua, can you teach me that archery skill from earlier?"

Wanting to ease the awkwardness, Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded and went to teach Long Jieyu the