Hearing Wu Feng's challenge, Ning Tian frowned. Before Lu Yi could answer, she pulled her hand free of Wu Feng's and said sternly:
"Feng, Lu Yi is a guest. Of course he's here to visit."
Seeing Ning Tian defend Lu Yi like that left a bitter taste in Wu Feng's mouth.
"Tian, have you and Lu Yi already gotten that far?"
"Gotten how far?"
Ning Tian did not understand why Wu Feng bristled like a cat whenever a boy came near her, especially when that boy was Lu Yi.
At first, she had thought Wu Feng simply looked down on people with poor talent. Gradually, though, she had begun to feel it was not that simple.
"Tian, I understand. You sent me away just now so you could sneak off to see Lu Yi."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Tian caught her off guard with a tap on the forehead. Wu Feng cried out and hurriedly covered it.
"What on earth goes on in that head of yours?"
Ning Tian said in exasperation, "Lu Yi just arrived in Nine Treasures City, and we happened to run into each other at a shop. As his host, I should show him some hospitality. What were you thinking?"
Naturally, Wu Feng did not believe a word of it.
They ran into each other as soon as Ning Tian went out? What were the odds?
"Lu Yi, that's just how Feng is. Don't take it to heart."
Saying this again gave Ning Tian a strange sense of déjà vu. It seemed she had apologized to Lu Yi for Wu Feng more than once.
Lu Yi knew exactly what Wu Feng was anxious about and found it amusing. But he was in her home, so he did not provoke her.
"Feng, could you