"What are you thinking about?" Ouyang Ruo Xi asked when she saw Chen Mo frowning beside her.
Chen Mo smiled helplessly. "Your aunt just said that Qian Ying is preparing to lead a team to Hilly Nursery to gather the Golden-edged Snow Lotus there. I was wondering whether I should secretly make a move and stop them. Otherwise, they might discover some traces I left last night."
He could not tell Ouyang Ruo Xi that he regarded every Golden-edged Snow Lotus in Hilly Nursery as his own private property. Whether Qian Ying picked them or provoked those Strange Beasts, some of the plants would inevitably be damaged. The plants in the Nursery were at least nearly two hundred years old. Once they fought the Strange Beasts, the plants would certainly suffer damage.
That damage would mean destroying his private property. There was no way he wanted them to do that.
After hearing this, Ouyang Ruo Xi looked at the wind and snow around them and said, "Judging by the storm, the traces from last night should have already been covered up. Even if they go up there, they might not be able to see them. There's no need to worry."
Chen Mo nodded along with her words and replied, "The wind and snow at Hilly Nursery are even worse than here, so there may not be much snow accumulated in the Nursery. Some traces might not be buried, and that's what worries me. Still, I deliberately cleaned up once before leaving the Nursery. Unless they inspect the area carefully, there's little chance they'll find anything."
With one lie came the need for more lies to sustain it. He could only deceive Ouyang Ruo Xi with a well-intentioned lie.
Ouyang Ruo Xi broke into a smile and took his hand. "That's