Staring at Yu Sui's reply for a moment, Mei Chengyu burst out laughing.
He plucked the last apricot from the tree, then asked Sage Chang Gen whether Yu Sui had eaten all the apricots on it.
Sage Chang Gen replied, "She picked them, but I didn't see her finish them."
Mei Chengyu searched all over the sanctuary, but couldn't find any apricots Yu Sui might have hidden away. He sent her a message, then returned to the dormitory to wash up and change.
He also summoned his friends to help look for his junior martial sister.
His friends opened their bleary eyes and read the "Find My Junior Martial Sister" message Mei Chengyu had sent. Then they slapped their Listening Wind Rulers back onto their beds, yawned, and closed their eyes to go back to sleep.
At that moment, Yu Sui and Xue Mushi were sitting side by side in the Yin-Yang and Five Elements Field, listening with attentive, obedient expressions as Li Jinshuang continued:
"For the past few years, I've tried communicating with it several times, but none of it has helped."
Yu Sui obediently raised her hand to ask another question. "The Sword Spirit doesn't want to talk to you?"
A moment of hesitation flickered in Li Jinshuang's eyes, but in the end, she honestly shook her head. "No. It seems to have given me a hint, but I'm not sure."
She lifted her head and looked at Yu Sui, bewilderment on her face. Her usually placid eyes seemed veiled in mist, and, for once, she didn't cling to that "cold" facade, letting the vulnerability buried deep inside show.
"What aren't you sure about?" Yu Sui asked softly.
The gentleness and tenderness in her tone and expression slowly put Li Jinshuang at ease, letting her give vent to