"Don't say it!" Yu Sui immediately looked at her younger sister.
Yu Shu seemed to find it rare for her elder sister to show such a nervous expression, and immediately grew interested. "When we were exchanging news across the Star Sea, Elder Sister described you in such vivid detail. Besides being capable, she said you were very clever, and that if I could bring you to the Venerable Sect, you'd definitely become its next leader."
"Anything else?" I immediately broke into a smile.
Yu Shu thought for a moment, then continued, "She said that since I had repeatedly failed to marry into the families of the Venerable Sect's elders, perhaps I had been waiting for someone like Chief Zi Ye."
"Oh? She rated me that highly?" I looked at Yu Sui, not feeling embarrassed in the slightest by Yu Shu's words.
Given Yu Shu's temperament and the breadth of her experience, it was hardly surprising for her to tease people from such a devilishly clever angle.
Yu Sui, on the other hand, was completely flustered and hurriedly said, "I never said anything like that! Yu Shu!"
I found it amusing. With that answer, she had made herself far too easy to handle.
"Is that so? Since Elder Sister says she didn't say it, then she didn't say it."
As expected, Yu Shu picked up the opening without the slightest hesitation or awkwardness.
That only left Yu Sui utterly at a loss for how to explain herself. Whether she admitted it or not, Yu Shu had clearly placed herself in an invincible position.
Jing Ci could not help praising them from the side. "You two sisters are really close..."
I looked at Jing Ci and only then noticed that her eyes were slightly red. I immediately asked, "Did you think of