A bottle of bitter melon juice was guaranteed to make every Theresa behave.
But now that he thought about it... Luna probably did not drink that, did she?
Kongming had been watching his reaction the entire time, taking in that instant stiffness, embarrassment, and dazed look as though he had sunk into some memory. She had only been teasing offhandedly at first, but now, for some reason, something in her chest felt unpleasant. That little curiosity turned into a subtle, inexplicable annoyance she could not even put into words herself.
She could not help muttering, "You really are..."
Mo Wang coughed lightly twice. The awkwardness on his face quickly faded, and he put on that familiar "annoyingly smug" expression Kongming knew, as if the embarrassment just now had never happened.
"Speaking of which, how much longer until we reach that seal location you mentioned?"
Kongming rolled her eyes at him irritably when she heard that, then stood up as well and patted the sand off the hem of her skirt. "We're nowhere near it. At our current stop-and-go pace, we haven't even reached the defense zone of the Unrivaled Battalion yet."
"The Unrivaled Battalion?" Mo Wang raised an eyebrow. The name sounded rather impressive.
At the mention of this, a look of pride immediately appeared on Kongming's little face, as if she shared in their glory, and even her chin lifted slightly. "The Unrivaled Battalion is the strongest, most elite army of our Huang Empire! Back when the beast calamity first appeared, my grandfather personally ordered the Unrivaled Battalion to be stationed at the very front line of these Western Regions, establishing the first and most important line of defense, specifically to block the beasts' advance. And General Youlan, who commands the Unrivaled Battalion," her tone was full of admiration,