The blue-robed young man smiled faintly, then suddenly bent down beside Zhou Qingran's ear. The warmth of his breath made her ear itch. "I'm even better at night. Don't you know that?"
Better at night?
Zhou Qingran froze for a moment. Once she understood, her pretty face instantly flushed.
She hurriedly took a step back, only to be swiftly pulled into his embrace by the blue-robed young man, who wrapped an arm around her waist. Looking down at Zhou Qingran, he smiled. "What, are you scared?"
Zhou Qingran looked away, not daring to meet his eyes. Her tone carried a vulnerability she had never shown before. "Y-you, let go of me. People are watching."
The blue-robed young man raised his head and saw the dean, Vice-Dean, Ke Yu, and the other mentors, along with every academy disciple in the distance, all staring at them with wide eyes.
Everyone stood with their mouths open, their minds buzzing.
What had they just heard?
Better at night?
Th-this...
Was it the kind of "better" they were thinking of?
"T-teacher..."
Lin Letian stood there, completely dumbfounded. He had never seen Zhou Qingran look like that before.
What he did not see was that Ye Bufan and the other three behind him had quietly raised their thumbs.
Master was still Master. As his disciples, they truly were still far too green.
After looking around, the blue-robed young man lowered his head again and smiled at Zhou Qingran, lifting her snow-white chin. "So, when they aren't around, it's fine?"
Zhou Qingran froze for an instant. Her face reddened slightly, and her voice became somewhat hurried. "N-no... that's not what I meant."
The blue-robed young man's lips curled up. "Which meaning is that meaning? I'm curious. How about... you tell me?"
Zhou Qingran's face turned even redder.