Su Ru saw how utterly mortified Bi Yao was and shot her young disciple a glare. Then she went over and led Bi Yao aside with Li Qinghe, where the two of them could talk in private.
Seeing Bi Yao travel-worn from head to toe, Su Ru tenderly smoothed her disheveled hair. "Have you barely rested this whole time? Why do you look so haggard?"
Hearing that, Bi Yao lowered her head, too embarrassed to look at Su Ru. She knew what Su Ru meant to Luo Yunji; calling her Mother would not have been out of place.
"All right! I'll take you to wash up. Get some proper rest first, and we can talk about everything else later!" With that, Su Ru and Li Qinghe each took one of Bi Yao's arms and led her away.
They had barely gone a few steps when Luo Yunji's voice rang out behind them. "Girl! Did you bring me any Tasty Things?"
Su Ru and Li Qinghe exchanged a glance, helplessness in both their eyes.
"I did!" Bi Yao happily called back, turning around as she rummaged in her pack and pulled out a food box.
The food box was spotless, showing just how carefully Bi Yao had looked after it throughout the journey. That alone revealed the sincerity of her feelings for Luo Yunji.
Su Ru and Li Qinghe hadn't expected Bi Yao to remember. Was this the difference between family and a beloved?
Li Qinghe and Su Ru watched Bi Yao with affectionate smiles, their eyes full of approval.
Seeing them, Bi Yao blushed again. With her head lowered, she hurried over to Luo Yunji and handed him the food box, then quickly ran back to Li Qinghe's side and gently took her arm, too shy to look at either