"All right, let's get going..."
Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. He was even more speechless at that answer and could not be bothered to explain.
The others merely smiled at this, then promptly prepared to leave.
However, before they set off, Yao Wan felt a slight tug on her sleeve, drawing her attention.
She instinctively looked toward it, only to see Xun Er gripping her sleeve and staring at her with an extremely serious, wary gaze.
"Tell me honestly."
Xun Er's expression was grave and earnest, without the slightest hint of a joke. Lowering her voice, she said, "Is this another one of your little tricks because you were bored?"
Yao Wan looked at Xun Er's thoroughly vigilant expression and gaze. After a moment, she unconsciously let out a long breath.
"What nonsense are you thinking up this time?"
Yao Wan shook her head, naturally finding Xun Er's question difficult to understand.
"I'm thinking nonsense? Wasn't this one of the tricks you used to pull?"
Xun Er clearly could not be reassured by Yao Wan's outright denial, and instead pressed further.
"One of my old tricks?"
Yao Wan paused. She did not directly deny it, merely saying, "But if you insist on comparing yourself to others, I have no objection."
"Can I take that as a provocation?"
Xun Er suddenly felt her chest tighten, as though Yao Wan's words had inexplicably provoked her. A trace of indignation inevitably rose within her.
Even after so long, the dry kindling in her heart could still easily be ignited by the spark in this woman's words, flaring into an uncontrollable blaze.
Yao Wan glanced at Xun Er. She did not need everything spelled out to roughly understand what was going on.
"Then think whatever you want... Or do you think someone else