"Brother Xiao."
"Is Brother Xiao there?"
"Brother Xiao."
Early the next morning, a woman's voice rang out beyond the Bamboo Courtyard.
Xiao Mo stepped out of his room and saw Liu Shui standing outside the courtyard with a basket in her hands.
"Sister Liu Shui, what brings you here?" Xiao Mo said with a smile. He walked over and opened the fence. "Come on in."
"Mm."
Liu Shui entered the courtyard and looked around, her eyes full of curiosity.
"I went to deliver some pastries to Miss Tushan today, but you weren't there. Sister Yueshi told me you'd moved to the Bamboo Courtyard at the foot of the mountain."
"Although Sister Yueshi told me where it was, it took me ages to find it."
Liu Shui looked around, her eyes shining with delight.
"I never would've guessed there was a Bamboo Courtyard tucked away in this Bamboo Forest."
"And it's so lovely, too. Did you arrange it all yourself, Young Master?"
"I didn't." Xiao Mo smiled as he poured Liu Shui a cup of tea. "The courtyard was already like this when I moved in. I only tidied it up a little. Have some tea, Sister Liu Shui."
"Thank you, Young Master." Liu Shui gave him a slight bow and accepted the cup. "But isn't it a little inconvenient for you to live here alone, with no one to look after you?"
"Ha ha, it's not too bad." Xiao Mo smiled. "I live alone, so there's no one around, but it's peaceful enough. It's just right for devoting myself to cultivation."
"That won't do." Liu Shui shook her head. "Even if you cultivate on your own, someone should still wash your clothes, cook your meals, and clean the courtyard for you."
As she spoke, Liu Shui lifted her lovely face