"Did I look like I was lusting after how pretty you two are?" I burst into helpless laughter. Suddenly, I remembered what I had said to the old woman earlier about asking for someone to show me the way. There had probably been some misunderstanding. The old woman must have taken me for some lecher who had come here hunting for beauty.
After thinking it over, I realized she had arranged the two girls in the Lineage whom she liked the least. One was Jin Xin, the prickly little girl who could not speak tactfully. As for the other, Jin Lin, there was no need to mention her. From her few words, one could vaguely make out certain secrets hidden in the shadows. Although she was ostensibly Jin Xin's older sister, she might actually belong to an even older generation than her sister.
Now that I had arrived, the old woman naturally intended to solve all these troublesome loose ends in one fell swoop. So she was no good either. As the saying went, birds of a feather flocked together.
"Isn't that what you want? But don't worry. Whatever you want us to do, we'll definitely satisfy you! We only ask that when you get rough later, you don't torment us too badly!" Jin Xin looked at me with undisguised provocation.
What a tenacious child, I thought. Even in an environment like this, she had not changed her stubborn nature. Many people probably could not compare with her.
After hearing that, Zhilin could not help letting out a puff of laughter. She then said, "Looks like someone can still leave you speechless. She's a sharp-tongued child. Once she finds the right angle, she'll have enough to argue with you for a while."
I shook my head and said, "She must