"..."
"()"
Luckily, just as Daiyu was feeling mortified and had no idea how to answer or bluff her way through, the troublesome little girl Immortal Master—who had been quietly sipping tea off to the side—finally gave a soft snort. She slowly set down her teacup and brushed the crumbs from her little hands.
"..."
"..."
Then, under the embarrassed gazes of Lin Daiyu and Tanchun, she calmly began speaking in her clear, lilting voice, smiling as she came to Lin Daiyu's rescue:
"Actually, we didn't do anything special!"
(*^▽^*)
"I just took her to try the food at one of Divine Capital's most famous restaurants. We had two big meals at Eight Treasures Tower, that's all."
╮(╯▽╰)╭
"After all, we didn't have much time. And I thought their 'Drunken Immortal Brew' was really good!"
() Hehe.
It really was quite good, but the important thing was that the restaurant was close enough to the exam site. That was what mattered most!
Of course, Annie wasn't about to say that out loud.
"We both liked the meals there. Then she had a couple more drinks than she meant to. We didn't expect the aftereffects to hit so hard, so she rested in a private room for a while."
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"I'd originally wanted to take her to the Food Heaven restaurant, too, but we didn't make it."
(`)
"After that..."
At this, Annie glanced at Lin Daiyu with an amused smile before continuing:
"After that, we wandered around the nearby streets, bought a few little trinkets, and had some snacks."
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"Then, around dinnertime, we went back to the same restaurant for our second meal. Once we were full, we took the skyship home."
(*︶*)..
Just like that, Annie summed up their day in a few sentences. She explained the smell