"You won't be able to talk your way out of it, no matter how many mouths you have."
Zhuge Yun said earnestly.
Zhang Bo: ...
He looked at Li Yan.
"Li Yan, did you need something from Third Brother?"
He couldn't be bothered to keep arguing with Zhuge Yun.
Li Yan blinked.
"No."
"I just saw Master Xiao from a distance, so I came over to say hello."
Zhuge Yun: ...
All that excitement for nothing...
Zhang Bo: ...
Zhao Luzheng: ...
Zhuge Yun's reaction had gotten them worked up, too.
They'd found themselves looking forward to what Li Yan would say next.
But...
Zhuge Yun had just been thinking too much.
And so had they.
"You guys look kind of disappointed."
Li Yan found it a little funny.
"Things have been going pretty smoothly for me these past few days."
"Nothing unlucky has happened."
That had gradually eased the unease and worry in his heart.
After all, when he'd said goodbye to Master Xiao and the others, he'd seemed pretty open-minded.
But once he'd returned to his dorm, he'd started feeling a little uneasy again.
After all, you only knew what it was like to be unlucky if it happened to you.
People watching from the sidelines might think, "So what if you're unlucky?"
"It's not that big a deal."
If he seemed to care too much... he'd come across as making a mountain out of a molehill, getting worked up over nothing, making a fuss for no reason...
He'd told himself the same thing.
Relax.
If he couldn't trust anyone, couldn't he at least trust Master Xiao?
Besides, with Master Xiao around, he had an extra layer of protection.
What did he have to worry about?
He'd told himself that over and over...