"Senior Sister, I never imagined you were this sort of person!"
"Junior Sister, the feeling is mutual. When I came in just now, someone was practically pressing her face against Brother Xiang's."
"I was only joking, but you were... truly shameless."
"Who's shameless, exactly? I'm not engaged.
"And I hear you'll be marrying Zhao Jingzhi before long, Junior Sister. What would Junior Brother Zhao think if he knew you were joking around with Brother Xiang like this?
"Would he break off the engagement? Oh, it's so hard to guess."
"You!"
When He Sheng emerged from his epiphany and awoke from Thousand-Moon Red's hazy intoxication, he found Lin Yuejing and Zhen Yu practically ready to pull each other's hair and tear each other's clothes.
I can't let these two sister disciples truly fall out. At least, they can't do it in front of me, or the Water Moon True Person might blame me and jeopardize my grand plan for ninth-grade Dao Artifacts!
The thought of his grand plan prompted He Sheng to intervene forcefully.
"Enough!
"Both of you, stop."
At He Sheng's voice, the two women turned toward him together, both looking thoroughly indignant.
Ignoring their expressions, He Sheng pointed at Zhen Yu. "You want a Thousand-Lights Water Moon Sword, delivered within three years. Correct?"
Zhen Yu immediately brightened and nodded repeatedly. "Correct!"
With that, Zhen Yu once again assumed a victor's stance and gave Lin Yuejing a provocative look.
Lin Yuejing immediately grew anxious.
"Brother Xiang..."
"Keep quiet for now!"
He Sheng was uncompromising. Ignoring Lin Yuejing's reaction, he held out a hand to Zhen Yu. "Pay the deposit first. That will be ten thousand drops of sinking water and five Major Merits.
"After delivery, pay the remaining ten Major Merits.
"Any problems?"
Zhen Yu wanted to bargain, but when