If the upcoming free-for-all... no, the great hunt, ended badly, Liu Bai would bet two packs of spicy strips that Ruan Mei did it.
But as always, what could he do even if he realized it? Ruan Mei still had to be the one to break the deadlock. It was not like knowing about it meant there was any defense against it...
"Long time no see. It's my turn to eat at the wedding banquet... hm, looks like it hasn't been many days."
After Yueyu emerged, she swept her gaze around the area and immediately revised her entrance line.
"Sorry, there's no sense of time in Valhalla. It felt like I vanished one second and reappeared the next, so I could only guess."
"It's fine. Welcome back, Yueyu."
Liu Bai nodded at the bow-wielding female general before him. "Then feel free to look around."
"Mm... do you have something on your mind?"
"A little, but I recommend you don't listen. Otherwise, after hearing it, you might find both of us in bed."
"What a humorous joke... Did someone tease you again, saying that whenever you spend time with a woman, you end up taking her to bed?"
"Yes. Your Diviner Fu Xuan teased me."
"Fu Xuan... so that child..."
Yueyu sighed. She had not been very familiar with Fu Xuan while she was alive, but they got along quite well now that she was dead—after all, as comrades-in-arms, Yueyu had died in battle before they could deepen their bond.
"She clearly understands the principle that every drink and every bite is ordained by fate better than anyone, yet she still said something like that to you... Looks like jealousy got the better of her."
"Is that so?"
Actually, Liu Bai thought Fu Xuan's words made quite a bit of