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Chapter 181: A Beauty Descends from the Heavens
Morning, at the inn.
Lin Xuan, Zhong Ling, and Mu Wanqing sat around a table, enjoying a breakfast of local Dali specialties.
Mu Wanqing was dressed in black again today, with a veil covering half her face and leaving only her cool, aloof eyes visible.
From time to time, she glanced at Zhong Ling with a look of disappointed exasperation.
Mu Wanqing sighed inwardly, watching Zhong Ling with a complicated expression.
Zhong Ling was holding a bowl of steaming rice noodles and eating with relish. Feeling the weight of Mu Wanqing’s gaze, she looked up rather than lowering her head in embarrassment as she had before.
Meeting Mu Wanqing’s eyes, she gave her a sweet smile, a little broth still clinging to the corner of her mouth.
Mu Wanqing could only withdraw her gaze helplessly and lower her head to drink her porridge.
She wondered silently just what sort of magic Lin Xuan possessed.
Her master, Qin Hongmian, did whatever he asked, and her martial aunt, Gan Baobao, was deeply in love with him.
Mu Wanqing shook her head, trying to cast these tangled thoughts from her mind. Yet the ache in her heart refused to fade.
After breakfast, Zhong Ling eagerly tugged at Lin Xuan and Mu Wanqing, urging them to go out.
“Brother Xuan, Sister Mu, let’s take a look around! Dali is so big and lively. I’ve never traveled this far before!”
Holding one of their hands in each of hers, Zhong Ling swung them excitedly.
Mu Wanqing gently freed her hand and said flatly, “I won’t be going. I didn’t sleep well last night, so I’d like to rest in my room for