Preparing to Dive

Lian Yue and Xuan Ying bickered incessantly. But with Ling Tian's warning, they stopped fighting and stuck to arguing. They fought over everything, comparing themselves and even the people around them. Ling Tian and Xuan Ci were soon dragged into the comparison, too, and the two girls seemed to enjoy every minute of it. Ling Tian and Xuan Ci had escaped long ago. As for Hu Yao, after listening to them argue for a while, she had had enough and slipped away as well.

After arguing for an hour, neither Lian Yue nor Xuan Ying would back down, and they were evenly matched. Eventually, they both grew tired and stopped arguing, simply glaring at each other like two lionesses.

Suddenly, Lian Yue's eyes flickered, and a sly smile tugged at her lips. She reached into her Storage Ring and took out a skewer of candied hawthorns. The bright red fruits were coated in a glistening layer of sugar, their color vivid and utterly tempting. Lian Yue took a small bite, her face showing how much she enjoyed it. Looking at Xuan Ying, she deliberately smacked her lips.

Xuan Ying was, after all, a little girl. Seeing how much Lian Yue was enjoying herself made her crave a taste. She couldn't help wanting to ask Lian Yue for some, but then she remembered that the two of them were "enemies" at the moment and forced herself to hold back. Still, she kept glancing at Lian Yue, her lips puckered, looking like she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Seeing Xuan Ying like this, Lian Yue secretly chuckled, thinking that her trick had worked. But just as she was thinking that, she saw Xuan Ying take a jade bottle from her Storage Ring. Before the bottle was even opened, a rich, fragrant