Without the guards blocking her way, Si Niang quickly flew to the edge of the barrier. Her bright eyes scanned me from head to toe, her expression seemingly bent on verifying and scrutinizing something. Yin Huayi still intended to stop her, but she did not even turn her head back, merely raising a hand to halt him.
Yin Huayi watched as this brazen, all-conquering girl completely ignored him, and I could sense his disappointment and fury even from far away. In the end, the helplessness and resentment of his compromise seemed to have shifted onto me as well.
My eyes narrowed slightly, but the girl soon spoke her first words to me. "You really are Xia Yitian, the Lord of Sky City? You really look just like the portrait."
I remained expressionless. "Miss, the competition is about to begin. Aren't you going?"
"All right. I came to Sky City just to see you. Could you talk with me a little longer?" Si Niang's voice carried a soft, shallow tremor that made one's whole body tingle. No wonder countless men would gladly bow before her just to hear her say even a single sweet word.
"Talk with you a little longer? Why?" I asked with a smile.
Si Niang thought for a moment. "No particular reason. I just want to know whether those rumors are true."
This was already an unmistakable private invitation. I looked toward Xue Qingcheng and Zhao Qian. I knew the answer, and they were probably more suited to give it than I was.
"Child, there are things you may want now but might not want later. I hope you can conduct yourself with dignity. Examine whether something should be done first, then decide whether you will do it." Xue Qingcheng spoke lightly, her tone cold as frost