"Could Big Brother Xia have an idea?" Qing Weixin asked softly. I shook my head with a bitter smile. "You girls couldn't think of a solution. What could I do? We'll just have to take things one step at a time. Besides, you need to make more use of the Sword-Testing Platform, don't you? As for me, I'll use it after you've cleared a few more stages and gone to the Sword Cavern to look up the records. Otherwise, I'd feel bad hogging it."
Qing Weixin and the others thought it over and found that it did make sense. Shan Dao, however, couldn't resist adding, "Big Brother Xia and Sister Meng Xuejun are alone together... It'll be fine, right?"
"What could happen? You're overthinking it. I merely have some experience and insight into artifact refinement, so I want to observe her work and see if I can find a breakthrough." I was both exasperated and amused. Still, if I didn't explain myself, the girls wouldn't feel at ease.
After hearing me out, everyone had no objections. They soon took their leave and went to the Sword-Testing Platform. The girls could communicate and spar with one another there. After all, their swordsmanship was more or less on the same level. If I went, I could only watch and fret helplessly.
The little girl was clever, though. She wore an expression of instant understanding and secretly sent me a voice transmission, insisting that I find out Dream Snowjun's state of mind. Otherwise, she would make me regret it.
I smiled bitterly inwardly. I'm not that much of a gossip. But if I wanted to interact with Dream Snowjun in the future, I really did need to know something about her background, so I didn't refuse.
After everyone had left, I went to