It was because Su Mei often made friends outside.
Most of these friends were foxes, rabbits, young deer, and the like that had yet to develop intelligence.
Many years had passed.
The couple had heard so many stories about Su Mei's good friends that they had long since grown accustomed to it.
Seeing this, Su Mei grew anxious:
"My good friend is called Ding Ling! Not some flowers, plants, foxes, or rabbits from before. He's human! And he's an elegant, handsome man with an extraordinary bearing!"
"What?!"
Su Long and Hu Yin were both shaken. They turned toward Su Mei in unison, looking nervous, worried, and wary as they glanced toward the cave entrance. They had even prepared themselves to fight at any moment, but after waiting for quite a while and seeing no one arrive, they couldn't help feeling puzzled.
Su Mei rolled her eyes and stomped over to a stone table. She planted her short legs against the ground, jumped onto a stool, sat down, and picked up a piece of fruit from the platter on the table. As she gnawed on it, she said indistinctly:
"You're both so suspicious. My Brother Ding is a really good person. He's a Sword Immortal, too."
Her mouth was full of fruit seeds, but she didn't wipe them away. Instead, she gestured animatedly:
"He's amazing. With a whoosh, he flew away so fast that I couldn't even see his back. He's the most incredible Sword Immortal I've ever seen!"
"Really?!"
Su Long and Hu Yin were skeptical:
"You're not making up a story, are you?"
Su Mei was a mischievous little thing.
She often did things that gave them splitting headaches.
"Oh, come on!"
Su Mei jumped down from the stool, planted her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and