When the door was pushed open, half of Zi Yan's head poked in first.
She had wanted to act as if nothing had happened, but the moment she met Xiao Fan's gaze, her little face could no longer hold steady. Her purple eyes spun in a quick circle before she forced out an utterly self-righteous expression.
Zi Yan said, "I wasn't eavesdropping. I was patrolling."
Xiao Fan looked at her.
Zi Yan added, "The doorway is a very important place too."
Qing Lin stood behind her and gently tugged at her sleeve, saying in a small voice, "Sister Zi Yan, just now your ear was pressed against the door."
Zi Yan's body stiffened. She turned to look at Qing Lin, her eyes full of shock.
Well, well, little Qing Lin. Usually so soft and sweet, yet at the crucial moment, she knew exactly how to stab someone in the heart.
There had still been a heavy weight pressing on Xiao Yi Xian's chest, but hearing this, a hint of a smile finally surfaced in her eyes.
Xiao Fan also failed to hold back and reached out, lightly flicking Zi Yan's forehead.
Zi Yan covered her head and said aggrievedly, "You hit me again."
Xiao Fan said, "Who told you to eavesdrop and still be stubborn about it?"
Zi Yan gave a huff, but she did not dodge away. She only muttered quietly, "Wasn't I just afraid you'd go and sell yourself off again?"
The moment those words fell, the laughter in the room suddenly faded a little.
Zi Yan had said it casually, but Xiao Fan knew she was truly afraid.
That Sugar Pill she had never managed to eat in her previous life, that body that had gradually grown cold, that deathless war between the Ancient Void Dragon and