Lu Yin smiled at her. "I'm willing. What does it matter if the price is high?"
Ru Mu nodded in agreement. "Third Master is right. Da Yu Mountain Villa repeatedly breaks the rules because of one word: happiness. If Mount Yu Shen could make Third Master even happier, would you be willing to give up protecting Ba Liu and Yi Yao?"
Lu Yin was curious. "Happier? Tell me more."
Ru Mu's expression turned solemn. "Please dismiss those around you, Third Master."
Lao Tao and the others instinctively prepared to leave.
Lu Yin tapped his fingers on the table. "There's no need. Given your identity and strength, you're not qualified to make me keep secrets."
Ru Mu looked troubled. "Third Master, this concerns something of great importance."
Lu Yin looked at Ru Mu, staring into her eyes. "Little girl, there's a principle your elders may never have taught you. I'll teach it to you today."
"If a person cannot bear the value they bring, all that awaits them is destruction."
"That's enough. Leave."
Ru Mu gave Lu Yin a long look. After hesitating for a moment, she bowed again and withdrew.
Lu Yin watched her back. This girl clearly had something to say, but whether it was true or not, Lu Yin had no desire to hear it. What he wanted least right now was to prod Yu Sang Tian's sensitive nerves. Other than that, anything was fine.
This woman was from Mount Yu Shen, and her purpose in coming was far from pure.
Ru Mu walked out of the restaurant and looked back. She saw Lu Yin raise his cup to his lips, his gaze complicated. What exactly is this person thinking? No normal person would refuse to hear what she had to say. She couldn't see through him or