On the path halfway up Clear Moon Mountain, a girl in a light-green dress followed behind her master.
Every few steps, the girl would turn around and look back.
She glanced at that mountain peak long since hidden by Cong Yun, then hurried a few steps to catch up with her master.
After catching up, she would walk a few more steps, turn around again, then catch up once more. The cycle repeated.
Kong noticed the reluctance in her disciple's eyes and the disappointment in her heart, but said nothing. She simply continued forward. On closer inspection, however, the corners of Kong's lips had already curled up slightly.
It seemed that everything had been within Kong's expectations.
"Shu Lu, what's wrong? You can't bear to leave Tian Fang, or that Miss Murong you just met? Or perhaps that Jiang Lin?"
At the mention of Jiang Lin's name, Shu Lu's shoulders trembled slightly. A blush quietly crept across the girl's cheeks. "Who can't bear to leave that Big Bad Egg?! I can't wait to leave!"
"Really?"
"Really! That Big Bad Egg does nothing but bully me!"
"I see... He actually dared to bully you. Then how about I find a chance later to dig out his heart and eat it?"
"Master, don't!"
The instant Kong finished speaking, Shu Lu blurted it out.
Silence fell between master and disciple. Kong merely smiled as she looked at Shu Lu.
Shu Lu also realized that she had been far too emotional just now. She lowered her head even further, her little face redder than a monkey's backside.
Kong did not mind. The curve of her lips only grew wider, and her smile deepened.
Strictly speaking, Shu Lu was neither demon nor human. Her true form was a book, somewhat like an artifact spirit, yet