"..."
Jiang Yang had known she was not the sort to behave herself, but seeing her still look so innocent after being exposed left him rather speechless.
"Hehe..."
Ying Huang could no longer pretend nothing had happened. She giggled and stuck out her tongue, hoping to bluff her way through.
Jiang Yang wanted to say a few words, but just then, Yun Zhen finished bathing and changing and arrived at the side hall.
She had changed into a robe, blue-green outside and red within, with patterns woven from strands of gold running from her collar all the way down both sleeves. It looked exceedingly sumptuous.
Yun Zhen naturally spotted the two standing in the hall at once and smiled.
"Were you both waiting for me?"
With Yun Zhen here, Jiang Yang could only swallow his words. Ying Huang also resumed her usual expression and went forward with a smile.
"We only arrived a little before you, Sister. You're not late."
"Good."
Yun Zhen nodded, then said,
"In that case, let's go. True Person Mo Yu has been waiting outside the Traveling Palace for quite some time."
"Mm."
Ying Huang nodded, and the three left the side hall together.
Jiang Yang deliberately hung back. After some hesitation, he still spoke to Yun Zhen.
"Yun Zhen, there's something I want to tell you..."
Yun Zhen turned at his words, looked at him, and said lightly,
"What is it? Go ahead."
Jiang Yang no longer held back and told her everything on his mind.
To be frank, it was nothing terribly serious, but Mo Yu's earlier words had made Jiang Yang realize that not everyone was qualified to enter the Grotto-Heaven. At the very least, he would owe Yun Zhen a favor.
Heavy Mountains was Luan-kind territory, after all. They had been behind