Therefore, the "Chief Administrator's Order" he had just issued to the other administrators through Qing Ying had gone off without a hitch.
Upon entering the courtyard, they found it filled with elegant charm. Three maids bowed in greeting. "Young Master, you must be weary from your long journey!"
Lin Xiaosu nodded lightly and slowly ascended to the top of the pavilion.
A maid carrying a tray of tea intended to follow, but Thousand-Spirit Saintess reached out and took it from her. "You needn't attend to us."
"Yes, Miss." The maid gave a slight curtsy.
The two of them went up to the pavilion roof.
The moment they arrived, a sudden sense of stillness settled over them.
With a sweep of his gaze, Lin Xiaosu spotted a water vat placed beneath the pavilion window. Three lotus flowers floated within it. It looked like nothing more than an ornament for the pavilion, yet it was the core of a formation.
This was a sealing formation.
It ensured that sounds from within would not carry outside.
That was likely what set Heart Pavilion apart. Heart Pavilion dealt primarily in intelligence, and confidentiality was its foremost concern.
"Can we speak freely?" A thread of Thousand-Spirit Saintess's voice entered his ears.
Lin Xiaosu smiled. "Though this place has a soundproofing formation, matters of utmost secrecy are still better discussed through voice transmission."
Thousand-Spirit Saintess extended her hand and passed him a cup of tea.
Lin Xiaosu accepted it, then casually gave her a pull...
Thousand-Spirit Saintess landed on his lap.
She felt terrible all over.
"This is the usual posture Li Chengnian and Yan Shi took," Lin Xiaosu said. "Forgive my presumption, Senior Sister."
Thousand-Spirit Saintess's heart was like the waters of the Spring River, rippling with ten thousand waves.
"The road I chose, I