Testing

They flew all the way to the depths of Joyful Water Valley before Hanyun finally landed on a mountainside platform over two hundred zhang above the ground on the right.

"Young Master Jiang, we have arrived." Hanyun said to Yue Qingning, "Please follow this servant into the formation."

Jiang Ping'an nodded slightly. "Thank you for your trouble."

He then followed Hanyun into the formation, walked up to a cave abode, and entered it.

"Young lady, Young Master Jiang has arrived." Hanyun bowed to Yue Qingning, who was drinking tea.

Yue Qingning nodded faintly, set down her teacup, and rose. "Junior brother Jiang, please sit."

After Jiang Ping'an took his seat, Hanyun served him a cup of tea, then stood slightly behind Yue Qingning.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then, as if unintentionally, he glanced at Hanyun before continuing to drink his tea in silence.

He wanted to test Yue Qingning, but his life was at stake, and he did not dare let a third person remain present. Even though Hanyun was Yue Qingning's personal maid and should, in theory, have been trustworthy.

But if Yue Qingning's circumstances were truly like his own, then Hanyun might not be trustworthy. Just like Yu Lianhua by his side—she should have been reliable in theory, but reality was precisely the opposite.

Seeing that Jiang Ping'an did not take the initiative to speak, Yue Qingning joked first, "You came to find me in person. Isn't Yu Lianhua angry?"

Jiang Ping'an was somewhat surprised that Yue Qingning would joke with him like this. He smiled. "She was angry at first, but she learned that I was handling serious business."

"Fairy Yue, you are so beautiful. Any man would be unable to stop himself from falling in love with you."

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