"Why are you staring at me and grinning like an idiot?"
Seeing Tang Yu's gaze fixed on her face as he chuckled foolishly, Liu Yanlan felt slightly unaccustomed to it. It had been a long time since anyone had looked at her so directly.
"I just think you're beautiful, Senior Sister. Covering your face is such a waste."
Tang Yu answered honestly.
With a flick of her finger, Liu Yanlan restored the veil of mist over her face and smiled. "You've seen it already, so let's call the reward even."
"Senior Sister, as Sect Master, you're truly dedicated—saving the sect another expense."
Tang Yu praised her.
Liu Yanlan ignored his teasing and guided the little white jade boat alongside Cluster Jade Pavilion. "If you have nothing important to do, I'll be heading back first. There are still some matters I need to handle."
"I do, actually. I need to go out for a few days."
"Where to? Is Treasure Pavilion looking for you?"
"No. I'm going out to take care of some personal business. Don't worry—Fang Meiyun just suffered badly, so she won't have the mind to cause me trouble for a while."
Hearing Tang Zhuo speak with such certainty, Liu Yanlan did not press further and merely reminded him, "Same as always: be careful in all things."
"Got it."
Tang Yu smiled as he stepped off the boat, casually carrying Tang Maomao down with him.
Just as Tang Yu was about to take this little brat back to rest, Liu Yanlan, whose boat was about to depart, suddenly left him with one more sentence.
"Don't draw me, or you'll get beaten up."
"..."
His intentions exposed, Tang Yu gave an awkward smile and obediently put aside that little indecent thought.
After resting at Cluster Jade Pavilion for two days,