The voice was clear and pleasing to the ear, a lively female voice.
But after hearing what she said, Zhang Yuan could not help twitching the corner of his mouth. He now knew the identity of the Daughter of the Eastern Bian Li Clan inside the private room.
Inside the room.
Li Huixi wore loose white robes embroidered with the Eastern Bian Li Clan's distinctive sun-and-moon patterns. Spiritual energy flowed through them, profound and mysterious. She sat alone on a meditation cushion before a tea table, burning incense and brewing tea with graceful poise.
If he could forget what she had just said, the scene alone would indeed have been pleasing to the eye. Unfortunately, it was truly hard to forget.
"So it's you. Rather than staying put in the Eastern Bian Li Clan, you've come to Life Continent Island in the East Sea. Did a grown-up come with you?"
Seeing that it was Li Huixi in the private room eased Zhang Yuan's wariness a little, but he still sounded her out without betraying his intentions.
"Aren't I a grown-up? What, do you want another taste of my fist?"
Li Huixi raised her brows in displeasure. With a sweep of her sleeve, she took out a brand-new tea set and poured him some tea. "Sit down and drink. With me here, no one will ambush you."
Zhang Yuan sensed his surroundings, confirmed that no one lay in ambush, and gave Li Huixi an interested glance.
Though Li Huixi was not tall among the children of aristocratic clans, reaching only his chest, her height would actually have been quite normal in the mortal world. At most, she might have been malnourished and failed to grow very tall.
That being so, there was nothing wrong with Li Huixi insisting she was a