At the Spring Immortal Tower, after we had booked a private room, Gu Longjun knelt in the host's seat and began savoring his tea with a solemn air, while Li Poxiao and I knelt behind him. After all, bodyguards didn't get seats.
And the female immortal arrived right on cue.
That female immortal treated Li Poxiao quite differently. After kneeling across from Gu Longjun, she beckoned to Li Poxiao. "Tianqingzi, come over here to me."
Li Poxiao was completely dumbfounded, but under Gu Longjun's meaningful glance, he had no choice but to walk over to the female immortal with great reluctance.
The female immortal extended her left hand and gently took Li Poxiao's hand, smooth as congealed fat. Her right hand stroked the back of his hand as she said with a beaming smile, "Tianqingzi is such a good child. She really resembles my daughter. It's a pity my daughter went missing when she was young. Otherwise, she should have grown up as beautiful as Tianqingzi."
I'll be damned if I believe you, you rotten old hag. You're wicked through and through. I cursed inwardly at the cunning middle-aged female immortal. She was actually using such an excuse to molest Li Poxiao.
But who could have expected Li Poxiao to be so innocent that he actually thought she had been reminded of her daughter? He therefore said gently, "Fellow Daoist, you needn't miss her so deeply. If you truly wish to find her, you can post notices and spend some money searching. With your current strength, Fellow Daoist, you should be able to find your daughter very soon."
The female immortal chuckled and had no intention of continuing the subject. Just as Li Poxiao was about to return to his place, she pulled him down beside her. "Tianqingzi, sit here