"Third Miss, has someone from the sect... come by?"
Taino paused, his tone earnest and hopeful.
"Could you... introduce me to them?"
The Strength Clan had not had an easy time these past years.
Under Spirit Hall's suppression, even with their superb forging skills, their sales had plummeted.
Even after being expelled from the sect back then, they had remained loyal to the Clear Sky Sect.
Tang Yuehua sat poised as an orchid, a trace of complexity passing through the depths of her eyes. Her voice remained calm and unruffled.
"Someone from the Clear Sky Sect did indeed come.
However, Taino, from this day onward, I, Tang Yuehua, have nothing more to do with the Clear Sky Sect.
They have already left, so I cannot introduce you."
She raised her eyes and looked at him with a clear, steady gaze.
"From now on, you need not call me Third Miss either."
"Third Miss, what are you saying?
I, Taino, am a rough man, but you needn't say such things to fool a lowly servant like me."
Taino was stunned at first, then a simple, honest smile carrying a hint of disbelief spread across his face.
"Who doesn't know that you are the Sect Master's own younger sister?
Anyone in the Clear Sky Sect might betray the sect, but you... Absolutely impossible."
He did not believe a single word Tang Yuehua had said.
To him, those words were merely an excuse Tang Yuehua had made to brush him off.
Seeing Taino's utterly convinced expression, Tang Yuehua sighed inwardly.
Yet her tone became even more solemn and clear as she spoke each word distinctly.
"Taino, let me tell you this seriously once— from this day onward, the Clear Sky Sect has not the slightest connection to me."
"What?!"
The smile on Taino's