"You! You set me up!" Lan Ran's beautiful eyes widened. The feeling of walking straight into a trap was anything but pleasant. I hurriedly smiled and said, "All right, I was only teasing you. Don't really get angry. Even if you don't kiss me, I won't blame you. After all, using this matter to trap you isn't something a gentleman should do."
I had apologized first. Lan Ran had still been furious, but now she finally relaxed a little. Even so, she said unhappily, "You know it isn't something a gentleman should do, so why make such a joke?"
"We haven't seen each other for only two days, and you looked as though you were keeping me a thousand miles away. Of course I had to tease you and cheer you up," I said. Lan Ran glared at me. "You still have the nerve to say that? You were gone for so long. If the Sun clan hadn't been rebuilding Sword Valley too, I would have dragged you out myself. And now I've already wasted so much time here because of you."
"Ran'er, thank you. You actually sacrificed so much for me. Sigh, it was also my fault for failing to consider your feelings." I hurriedly took her hand, moved by her devotion. She snatched it back as if she had been shocked. "Say what you want... but you're doing that again. Do you really think I don't dare punish you?"
"I was overcome by the moment. Hehe." I laughed. In truth, Lan Ran was already much less wary of me. She did not reject a few minor gestures so strongly anymore; she was merely a little embarrassed.
"Speaking of which, how is your study of sword-forging going?" Lan Ran asked. I had nothing to hide, so I explained the