"Elder Sister Si Li, you've gone too far!"
Standing at the entrance to the side courtyard, Ning Wei called softly, her voice carrying a hint of complaint.
Si Li didn't answer. After checking that no one was nearby, she hurriedly pulled Ning Wei deeper into the courtyard and hid behind a tree before speaking. "Ning Wei, what are you doing here?"
"Elder Sister Si Li, you still have the nerve to ask?"
Ning Wei pouted.
"Elder Sister Yun Wei asked you to find Big Brother Xiao, but ever since you entered the imperial palace, you've kept saying you couldn't find him."
"But Listening Wind Pavilion said you've been staying in the imperial palace the whole time."
"If you couldn't find Big Brother Xiao, why have you been staying in the Zhou Kingdom's Imperial Palace?"
"Doesn't that mean Big Brother Xiao's reincarnation is in the Zhou Kingdom's Imperial Palace?"
"I came today, and sure enough, I saw Brother Xiao."
"Elder Sister Si Li, is it true what Elder Sister Yun Wei said—that you wanted to sneak a taste of Big Brother Xiao, so you kept it from us?" Ning Wei looked earnestly at Si Li and asked in all seriousness.
"How could that be? Am I that kind of person?"
Hearing this, Si Li raised her little fist and lightly tapped Ning Wei on the head.
Ning Wei rubbed her head, her expression tinged with grievance. It was as if her face were saying, "If Elder Sister Si Li isn't that kind of person, then who is?"
"Ahem, ahem, ahem."
Ning Wei's little expression made Si Li feel a little guilty. She pretended to cough a few times, then explained.
"Ning Wei, the truth is, I had my reasons for not telling the sect master or you. You have to understand,