Luo Ningcha saw that only an unfamiliar middle-aged woman was in the room and felt slighted. She was thoroughly displeased. "Where's He Nu? I can't stay here long..."
"It's me, Madam Luo." Shangguan Fei spoke in his natural voice.
"Shangguan Fei? Why are you... wearing a dark green dress?"
"Huh? I like this color. It also draws less attention when I'm walking around at night."
"But you've painted your face so yellow that the dark green makes you look even yellower and uglier. Won't people get a fright and stare at you even more?"
"It's fine. Nobody's paid me much attention along the way." Shangguan Fei touched his face and instantly regretted it. This was South City, a place teeming with beauties. One more woman wouldn't make a difference. Why had he put himself through the indignity of dressing up as an ugly girl?
"I'm looking at you right now, and I think you're strange." Luo Ningcha's expression turned slightly sour. She hated being contradicted; even a half-hearted disagreement irritated her.
"Next time..."
"Enough, enough. I didn't come here for you today anyway. How you paint yourself is your own business. Have you seen He Nu?"
"I have."
Luo Ningcha flew into a rage, but there wasn't even a table or chair in the room, let alone anything she could smash. "So you don't need me anymore. Fine, I'll leave right now. Tell the Central Plains people that Moonlight Hall and Shangguan Fei don't need their help."
Shangguan Fei was about to reason with her, but swallowed his words. He hadn't arranged this meeting, and this wasn't his territory. There was no need for him to play peacemaker.
Luo Ningcha pushed at the door, but it wouldn't budge. After trying twice more, she finally realized it had been locked from