"You're still keeping things from me?" Jiang Ruoyao looked at Hua Yunfei and asked softly.
She dropped her playful manner and spoke in a gentle, tender voice. She knew that almost all of Hua Yunfei's happiness just now had been an act.
She had deliberately teased Hua Yunfei at first, hoping to cheer him up, but it hadn't worked.
Clearly, something that had deeply affected him had happened while he was away.
She had asked the ancestor, but the ancestor hadn't said anything either.
"I'm not keeping things from you. I haven't even fully figured it out myself. Even now, it still feels like a dream, completely unreal." Hua Yunfei shook his head.
"Is it about Bufan and the others?" Jiang Ruoyao suddenly asked, making Hua Yunfei's gaze falter.
"You don't need to ask how I knew. It's obvious. The moment you got back, you acted strangely and summoned Bufan and the others, saying you missed them. Clearly, what happened while you were away had something to do with them." Jiang Ruoyao said.
"You little girl, why are you always so clever?" Hua Yunfei shook his head with a helpless smile. He really couldn't hide anything from Jiang Ruoyao.
"Heh heh heh, I've always been clever." Jiang Ruoyao lifted her snow-white chin and smiled proudly.
"Yaya," Hua Yunfei called.
"Master, what is it?" Yaya raised her head, her mouth greasy from eating and her cheeks flushed.
"Get some sleep first."
Hua Yunfei patted Yaya's head, then glanced at Jinjin. The girl and the chicken instantly fell asleep.
"Skull Star was Huang Xuan's skull..."
Hua Yunfei began to speak, and that first sentence alone left Jiang Ruoyao deeply shaken, her heart trembling despite herself.
She clenched her delicate hands, her brows drawing together. She said nothing, listening quietly as Hua Yunfei