"Nan Xue, although what Nan Jin said wasn't wrong, and she does know how to please me, don't take her words too seriously. I brought you to Sky City not to have you serve me, but to let you gain some experience and do the things you ought to do." I wasn't some Crown Prince who needed a maid to study with. Besides, having a stunning beauty serve me could easily lead to trouble.
"Brother Yitian... do you not like having me near you? If that's the case, I can stay farther away..." Nan Xue said sadly.
I shook my head and hurriedly said, "How could that be? Who wouldn't be happy to have a beauty for company? It's just that making you do this would be beneath your talents. The Mountain Lord Assembly is about to begin, and I'll need you to claim a mountain peak and obtain some of the resources exclusive to the City Lord's Manor, won't I?"
"As long as it's something Brother Yitian wants me to do, I'll definitely do it..." Nan Xue said anxiously.
I nodded. "Mm, this is for your own good too, isn't it? Your aptitude is excellent. Once your training is over, you'll be more than capable of standing on your own."
After a long while of silence, Nan Xue continued kneading my shoulders without saying a word. I was just about to say something to break the deadlock when Nan Xue seemed to have finally worked up her courage and said, "Brother Yitian... do you like Young City Lord Shen Xue?"
"Huh? Why did you suddenly ask me that?" I asked, caught between laughter and tears.
"Because... because I feel that when you look into her eyes, you don't evade her gaze in the slightest. It's as if an intense