Mei Yao, however, had no such awareness. Whenever she listened to us talk, she always wore either a blank or bewildered expression. Her simple nature probably stemmed from spending most of her time on the things she wanted to do.
It was only natural for Nan Jin to feel envious. Now that I had finished making the weapons, I had some free time, so helping her restore the flower basket was only right. After all, the flower basket had suffered some unprovoked disasters before, and its strength was certainly not what it had been. Thus, I said, "That flower basket was an excellent offensive magical artifact. How about I strengthen it for you? Then you won't have to envy the other households anymore. What do you think?"
"Really?!" Nan Jin was instantly overjoyed.
"Mhm, bring it here." I held out my hand, and Nan Jin immediately stuffed the little flower basket into it. "Do you know how to strengthen it?"
"Are you underestimating me that much? Why don't you do it yourself?" I asked with a laugh. She immediately shook her head like a rattle. "Big Brother Dong Ren knows every spiritual meridian in my body like the back of his hand, so I figured it shouldn't be a problem..."
The moment those words left her mouth, Nan Jin's eyes widened, and she covered her lips. Sure enough, not only did Madam Wo Xue stare at her in shock, even Mei Yao turned to look at me. Of course, I knew the little girl had deliberately let something slip. This ham knew best how to add extra drama.
"Nan Jin! You two... have you already cultivated together?!" Madam Wo Xue asked hurriedly.
Seeing that this misunderstanding would soon become impossible to explain, I immediately said, "How could..."
"I don't know.