Mei Chengyu had been warned by Grandmother Situ, but it had not stirred the slightest ripple in his heart.
He had no desire to discuss anything related to his junior martial sister with Grandmother Situ.
After their conversation ended, Mei Chengyu left the Cloud Mist Wooden Platform to find Yu Sui.
Li Jinshuang happened to be away. When Yu Sui opened the door, she was still bleary-eyed with sleep. Mei Chengyu gave her a teasing smile. "Still not awake?"
"Senior Martial Brother." Yu Sui covered her mouth as she yawned and gestured for him to sit wherever he liked. "I didn't fall asleep until almost dawn."
"What were you busy with last night?" Mei Chengyu asked.
Yu Sui answered honestly, "I was chatting with Li Jinshuang. We lost track of time and stayed up late."
"What did you talk about?"
Yu Sui blinked, then turned to look at him. "Girls' secrets."
Just then, a maid arrived with breakfast. Mei Chengyu didn't press her. He went out to help bring the meal in and set it on the table, then told Yu Sui to wash her face and wake up properly before eating.
After the maids left, Yu Sui returned to her seat. As Mei Chengyu handed her a bowl and chopsticks, he said, "A number of Sages from Shuizhou have come to drive the Sea Eye away from Mechanism Island. They've gone to all this trouble and waited so long, so they won't destroy the Sea Eye. They plan to drive it to Shuizhou and carry out the next step there."
Yu Sui took the bowl of porridge, its warmth spreading through her hands. Looking up at Mei Chengyu, who stood beside her, she said, "They've sealed off the whole coastal area. We can't see how the Sages are driving