Yu Sui walked upstairs with her eyes lowered. Shadows rose and fell across the staircase, enveloping her slender figure.
She thought back to her conversation with Mei Chengyu. From the corner of her eye, she glanced downstairs.
Senior Martial Brother's mind was far too sharp, and he knew a great deal. He'd spent who knew how many years at Taiyi, meeting far more people and encountering far more information than she had.
Perhaps Mei Chengyu had already thought through a great many things on the night they were attacked in the outer city, but he'd never said anything or asked.
If Yu Sui didn't speak up herself, Mei Chengyu really wouldn't ask—and he really had guessed everything correctly.
At least after spending these past few months together, Yu Sui felt that her Senior Martial Brother was quite reliable.
Because they were senior and junior martial siblings, Mei Chengyu wouldn't let Gu Gan's malice toward her affect how he treated her. Once he'd confirmed that this new Junior Martial Sister wasn't unpleasant, he'd even looked after her.
If she made an enemy of someone as sharp and capable as Senior Martial Brother, it would be like facing a second Nangong Ming.
Perhaps it was all right to get along as close senior and junior martial siblings.
At present, she couldn't think of anyone else who would patiently explain the precautions for Zhanlong Cave to her, or let her decide whether they should take another route because of the risk of an attack by the Nong School.
At least they wouldn't be enemies. That was enough.
Lost in thought, Yu Sui entered Wei Ren's room. The pungent smell of medicine hit her, and she covered her nose as she walked farther in.
Wei Ren still looked unwell, listless, as though he'd one