I woke up early the next morning.
Just after Jiang Lin stepped out of his room, he saw Qin Ling, who had also finished dressing and grooming herself.
The moment Qin Ling saw Jiang Lin, she remembered what she had asked Senior Sister Luo Fu to vaguely inquire about on her behalf last night, and her cheeks flushed crimson...
She turned around and wanted to leave, but before the girl could escape, Jiang Lin clasped his hands in greeting, directly cutting off her means of avoidance:
"Good morning, Miss Qin."
"Young Master... good morning..."
Since he had already greeted her, Qin Ling could only give a shy little curtsy. Her voice was soft and delicate, filled with a young maiden's bashfulness.
Seeing the girl's embarrassed appearance, Jiang Lin smiled as well.
For this timid girl, asking her best friend to hint to him about becoming a "concubine" must have taken quite a bit of courage.
"Good morning, Miss Luo Fu."
At that moment, Luo Fu also stepped out of the room.
"Good morning, Young Master."
Luo Fu bowed with one hand resting on her sword.
As if nothing had happened the previous night, Jiang Lin chatted idly with them before speaking with Chen Zhen and the others about the past Sect Trials of the Cold Snow Sect.
Seeing Jiang Lin act as though nothing had happened, then glancing at the faintly disappointed Qin Ling beside her, Luo Fu could not help sighing.
After returning to her room last night, she had not told Qin Ling that Jiang Lin had rejected her. Nor had she told Qin Ling about Jiang Lin's promise: "I can guarantee that Miss Qin Ling will not suffer any mishap."
The former was because Luo Fu feared Qin Ling would be heartbroken and disappointed.
When a girl