She tossed away the small twig.
"Young Master! Sister Xian'er! You're finally out! Qing Lin has been waiting for a long, long time!"
She rushed over, but suddenly halted her steps, her emerald-green eyes wide and round as she looked back and forth between Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian.
"Young Master, why are your clothes so wrinkled?"
Liu Bai's expression didn't change: "From refining pills."
"Oh..."
Qing Lin nodded, understanding halfway, and then looked at Xiao Yi Xian.
"Sister Xian'er, your face is so red. Are you having a fever?"
Xiao Yi Xian: "..."
She instinctively raised a hand to touch her cheek, her earlobes dyeing with a blush at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's a bit hot."
She said softly.
Qing Lin came to a sudden realization: "Oh! Then Sister Xian'er should drink more water!"
Xiao Yi Xian gave a soft acknowledgment and lowered her eyelids, not daring to meet the gaze beside her that carried a hint of a smile.
Liu Bai gave a light cough and changed the subject: "Qing Lin, has anything happened outside these past few days?"
"No, no!"
Qing Lin's attention was successfully diverted.
"Qing Lin guarded the cave entrance every day, and didn't even let a single mosquito in! Zi Jing helped guard it, too!"
The Amethyst Winged Snake King emitted a low hiss at the appropriate time, and the tip of its tail flicked as if asking for credit.
Hai Bodong stood with his hands behind his back not far away, stroking his beard as he watched this scene, a playful smile hanging at the corners of his mouth.
Only after Qing Lin finished chattering away did he speak slowly.
"Yo, you actually know how to come out."
His tone carried a hint of deliberate teasing.
"This old