Shui Family's Shui Wanlian, A Test

"Your eyes!!!" The woman stared fixedly into You Lan's eyes. "Though your gaze has changed greatly now, it still carries traces of how it was before."

"We grew up together, after all."

"Indeed!!!" You Lan smiled faintly at her words and nodded in agreement.

"Wan Lian, it has been a long time!!!!"

A hint of amusement rose in Shui Wanlian's bright eyes upon hearing You Lan admit it. "If you had been a little more resolute, you might have fooled me.

"After all, although it has not been long, your changes have truly been far too great."

"Since you saw through me, there is no need to keep denying it." You Lan smiled and shook his head, then stepped into the pavilion at the center of the lake.

He naturally took a seat beside Shui Wanlian. Seeing this, the smile on Shui Wanlian's face grew even brighter.

With deft movements, she poured You Lan a cup of tea. "You did not come all this way merely to see me, did you???"

"Correct!!!" You Lan glanced at the tea before taking a small sip.

After setting down the cup, he looked up at Shui Wanlian. "Wan Lian, how have you been these past years????"

"The same as always!!!" Shui Wanlian pointed at her cheek. "With a face like this, and unable to cultivate, what else could I possibly be doing???"

You Lan raised his eyes to look at her sharply contrasting face.

The left side of her face bore a pitch-black patch that covered half her cheek, densely studded with pustule-like bumps.

At the slightest movement, they seemed like a swarm of writhing worms.

Even though he had seen it since childhood, his heart still shuddered somewhat upon seeing it again.

The strange look in his eyes vanished in an instant,