His expression relaxed again, and he suddenly understood as he answered his own question: "I know. You must have come to discuss purchasing immortal pills from our sect." He found himself a reason to comfort himself with; otherwise, he simply could not understand how Yue Qianchou had gotten here.
"Purchasing immortal pills?" Yue Qianchou raised a brow and snorted. "Pressing a warm face against a cold backside once was enough. Let me tell you the truth—I snuck in."
"You snuck in?" Shui Mingqing nearly jumped in shock. He hurriedly opened the door and ran outside to look around in every direction. After confirming no one was there, he ran back in frantically and shut the door tight. "Cháotiān Palace has a mountain-guarding grand formation. Anyone who trespasses will immediately be discovered. How could you possibly have broken in?"
"What a joke!" Yue Qianchou walked to the edge of his couch and sat down, saying smugly, "I come when I please and leave when I please. Cháotiān Palace's puny mountain-guarding formation cannot stop me."
At this point, Shui Mingqing no longer cared how capable Yue Qianchou was. He looked at the clothes Yue Qianchou wore, darted over to grab his sleeve, and said nervously, "Brother Yue, your guts are too big! Since you snuck in, how could you still dare run around outside wearing my clothes? Didn't anyone see you earlier?"
"Of course someone saw me," Yue Qianchou said indifferently.
"What?" Shui Mingqing cried out. "Who saw you? Did they recognize you?" He could not help being nervous. Everyone in Cháotiān Palace knew that he and Yue Qianchou were close. If someone had seen Yue Qianchou here, it would be hard for him to wash his hands of the matter.
"Look how frightened you are." Yue Qianchou chuckled. "Wasn't the person