"No, I just... haven't been here long, have I? The manor is a little big, so I walked around for a while. The scenery here at night is... not bad either." Hai Chengfeng hurriedly explained herself, though she sounded somewhat awkward.
"Yes, the scenery here is quiet and peaceful. It's quite nice." I smiled faintly as I looked at her breathtakingly beautiful face. I did have some fondness for this shy woman, along with a measure of guilt. Back then, when she had fought me, I had beaten her until only her ethereal body remained and tormented her for a while. Later, after she joined the Women's Legion, we had only met a few times, and exchanged no more than two or three sentences. In short, I had neglected her.
When Hai Chengfeng saw me pour her tea, she hurriedly reached out to stop me. In her panic, she nearly knocked over the pot, and her face immediately filled with embarrassment as she apologized repeatedly.
I smiled and said, "You weren't like this before. You came from the Nine Heavens Gate, after all, and were known as the Flower of the Demon Sect."
Hai Chengfeng blushed and said, "In front of you, it's nothing more than a minor sect. Besides, the Nine Heavens Gate isn't an evil sect anymore. It was merged into the Heavenly Unity Sect long ago."
"Back then, the Nine Heavens Gate caused me no shortage of trouble." I laughed. Hai Chengfeng looked even more embarrassed, stammering uncertainly for a while before finally saying, "I won't cause you any more trouble this time."
"That's not what I meant." Seeing how ill at ease she was, I continued, "You don't have to be so reserved. I'm not some flood or ferocious beast, so there's no need to guard