"Feeling tired?" Qian Gongyu brought over some pastries and warm tea, then pulled "Jiang Shi" down to sit on the grass nearby. "Take a break."
"Cut?"
"No sparring, no sparring!" Qian Gongyu hurriedly shook her head. "I don't have your stamina. I'm exhausted from fighting monsters all day!"
"Is something wrong?"
"Can't I come find you if nothing's wrong?"
"I need to continue training."
"Wait!" Qian Gongyu quickly pulled her back and took a hair ribbon from her bosom. "I noticed you always tie your hair with a grass rope, so I thought... I'd give you a hair ribbon. My mother gave it to me when I was little. Do you think it looks nice?"
"It's average."
"At a time like this, you should say it looks nice for the sake of politeness." Qian Gongyu was caught between laughter and tears. "I have no doubt you'll offend a great many people in the future."
"Thanks."
"I wasn't praising you!" Qian Gongyu sighed helplessly and walked behind "Jiang Shi." "I'll tie your hair for you."
The setting sun slanted westward, and the forest grew dim. One girl tied up the hair of another girl, who had just finished exercising and was glistening with sweat. The camp began lighting braziers. All kinds of aromas wafted from the kitchen, while some people sang at the tops of their voices and others drank and danced.
"It seems they're holding a bonfire feast tonight because we can leave tomorrow," Qian Gongyu said. "But I think they're just looking for an excuse to seek pleasure and have fun. I used to think they came from noble backgrounds and must act extraordinarily, but only now have I realized that, compared to you, they're not even as good as me. They're just a bunch of second-generation heirs lying