When Yang Ning had just pushed the door open and stepped outside, he heard a loud crash. The doorframe broke and fell—and he saw it clearly: the piece of wood landed squarely on Shi Xuanfei's forehead.
At that moment, a few wood chips were still caught in her cloud of black hair. Since Shi Xuanfei's skin was exceptionally fair, a distinct red mark had already appeared where she'd been hit.
"I... I..."
Caught off guard by this sudden show of concern, Shi Xuanfei's mind went completely blank. She couldn't even get a full sentence out.
"N-no... I'm fine..."
Quietly, she tugged hard at the hem of Ouyang Biting's robe, her eyes full of urgency as she silently urged her disciple to come up with an excuse and get her away from this awkward situation.
Ouyang Biting composed herself and looked Yang Ning up and down before cupping her hands solemnly. "Boss Yang, I'm the senior disciple of Jade Maiden Peak, Ouyang Biting. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Yang Ning nodded and returned the salute. "Yang Ning. Senior Disciple Ouyang... You're not impersonating anyone this time, are you?"
"Impersonating?"
During last night's "interrogation," her master and junior sister hadn't said a word about anyone impersonating someone. Ouyang Biting immediately realized the two of them had likely kept quite a few details from her. But with Yang Ning, an "outsider," present, she obviously couldn't question her master. She could only suppress her doubts.
Keeping her expression composed, she cupped her hands again with practiced courtesy. "My master can be rather unconventional at times. If she's offended you in any way, Boss Yang, I hope you'll be generous and not take it to heart."
Yang Ning waved a hand, his expression unchanged. "It's fine. No big deal."
At that moment, Ouyang Biting