Zhao Family Young Lady: "..."
Judging by the sour looks on their faces, it didn't seem like they were planning to share a bed. It looked more like they might strangle each other in their sleep.
Zhao Family Young Lady shook her head, trying to chase the bizarre thought from her mind, but it wouldn't go away. She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
Before long, the eastern sky began to pale.
She rose to the crowing of roosters and swiftly washed up. Then she headed into the courtyard to warm up with a few rounds of morning practice, only to run into Liao Jia emerging from the master bedroom. He yawned, looking exhausted, his eyes bleary and his expression dazed.
She couldn't help glancing up at the sun, checking that it wasn't already high overhead—and that it hadn't risen in the west.
How strange!!!
She and Liao Jia had been traveling together for a while, and she'd never seen him get up before midmorning. He always stayed in bed until after that.
Zhao Family Young Lady had wondered more than once:
How could such a lazy man, with a temperament as fickle as fishing for three days and drying his nets for two, become so proficient in Word Spirit?
After turning it over in her mind, she could only chalk it up to heaven feeding him his meal.
Talent was something you couldn't envy your way into.
"Did you not sleep well last night, sir?"
Liao Jia, who'd been off in his own world, instantly came to his senses a little.
When he saw Zhao Family Young Lady, even that little bit of alertness was swallowed by drowsiness. He stretched lazily and raised a hand to cover his mouth as he yawned. "Ah, it's you... I didn't sleep