"They're still asleep and haven't woken up yet. Maybe next time," Shi Yue said tactfully.
Shi Bao, who was actually Yin'er, had spent too much time with Qu Feiyan. If he let Yin'er out to meet her, she might recognize her.
Qu Feiyan didn't suspect a thing and nodded.
The two of them drank and chatted, laughing and talking together, when a sudden, urgent shrill cry sounded from inside Shi Yue's robes.
Shi Yue took out the Transmission Mirror.
"Boy Shi, I'll bet you this is Murong Girl contacting you. What do you say? One hundred High-grade Spirit Stones," Xiaoyaozi teased.
"One hundred it is. I don't believe it could be that much of a coincidence."
He struck the Transmission Mirror with a Hand Seal. Its surface blurred, and Murong Xiaoxiao's image appeared.
"This... What a coincidence!" Shi Yue said with a helpless smile.
"Haha, I knew it. Remember to pay me back my Spirit Stones."
"Fellow Daoist Shi, are you free right now?" Murong Xiaoxiao asked sweetly.
Hearing Murong Xiaoxiao's voice, Qu Feiyan furrowed her delicate brows, set down her chopsticks, and looked displeased.
"Fairy Murong, I'm sorry, but I'm a little busy right now. I'll contact you later!"
"All right! I'll wait for you." Murong Xiaoxiao immediately ended the call.
Qu Feiyan hesitated for a moment, then asked as if casually, "Fellow Daoist Li, you seem to contact Fairy Murong quite often! Since you've come out with me to clear my head, might she misunderstand? If she will, we can just call it off. I don't want to affect your relationship."
"Fairy Qu, you're joking. Fairy Murong and I were fellow disciples on Baisha Star. She helped me when I was down on my luck back then. There's nothing between us."
Only then did Qu Feiyan's expression ease.