Five Elements Sect, Blade Tower.
Mo Yun looked at Liu Xiyan and said solemnly, "Little comrade, that word 'fast' was very well chosen. Don't use it again."
Still dressed in an emerald-green gown, her bearing gentle and her features exquisite, Liu Xiyan looked puzzled. "Handsome junior brother, what does 'little comrade' mean?"
Mo Yun shook his head regretfully. "It seems we're not kindred spirits. I walk my path alone."
Liu Xiyan pursed her lips. "You're talking nonsense, handsome junior brother. Have you been cultivating so hard lately that you've suffered qi deviation?"
Mo Yun glared at her and said sternly, "Senior Sister Liu, I didn't hold it against you when you called me junior brother before, but what should you call me now?"
Liu Xiyan froze, then bowed respectfully to Mo Yun, playing along perfectly. "Welcome back, Tower Master!"
Mo Yun: "..."
Just then, apparently having heard the commotion, Lin Qingxue hurried over with fried dough sticks and steamed buns still in her hands.
Joy first lit up her face, but she quickly returned to her usual cool demeanor and said evenly, "Junior brother, you're here?"
Mo Yun smiled. "Having breakfast, senior sister?"
Lin Qingxue stared blankly at the buns and fried dough sticks in her hands. Neither hiding them nor leaving them in plain sight felt right, and her pretty face flushed crimson with embarrassment.
Seeing this, Liu Xiyan grinned mischievously. "Did Junior Sister Lin hear our handsome junior brother's voice and forget all about breakfast?"
At those words, Lin Qingxue blushed even harder, turning red all the way to the roots of her ears.
Mo Yun promptly took out a bulging cloth bag to ease the awkwardness and said with a smile, "Look what goodies I brought you! Everyone here gets a share!"
Sure enough, Liu Xiyan's eyes