Just as Ximen Tinghua was murmuring to himself, savoring Wang Xian's reasoning about whether one should eat fish.
Like a cheerful butterfly, Liu Xian'er left the blacksmith's shop and headed toward the shore of Qifeng Lake.
From far away, the little girl saw the two people sitting beneath the tree and giggled, "Brother Wang Xian, are you fishing by the lake?"
Her limpid eyes darted over as she came flying along, glowing with a faint luster beneath the sunlight.
All of Ximen Tinghua's mind was immersed in that Peace Talisman. He could not hear the little girl's laughter, as if he had entered a state of meditation in that instant.
He was wondering how the Peace Talisman had drilled into his Divine Sea.
A single talisman suppressing the Divine Sea? And then slowly repairing his damaged spirit?
Wang Xian smiled and reached out to brush the grass clinging to the little girl's skirt. He asked, "Why are you here? Where are your sister and your teacher?"
The corners of Liu Xian'er's mouth curled upward, revealing two shallow dimples in her cheeks.
She giggled. "Sister tricked Brother in Southern Border. She's thinking about how to apologize to you right now. Teacher has to watch over the Wang Household for Brother. He said that once you return home, he'll head back to the Academy."
Wang Xian's thoughts stirred. Getting Liu Piaopiao to apologize to him was a fool's dream.
But getting her to spoil her little sister would not be difficult.
Thinking of how Tang Shisan was watching the blacksmith and wondering whether she would make some strange demand, Wang Xian could not help giving the little girl some instructions.
"Xian'er, your family shouldn't be lacking in spirit swords. Now that you're at the Academy, don't cause trouble for the blacksmith."
"Why?"