"Qian Miao."
Qing Qianxue called out.
Before long.
Qian Miao came in from outside, carrying a large chest.
"Your Highness, Elder Princess, this is the congratulatory gift my master prepared for you. Would you like me to deliver it?"
The chest did not look particularly large, and Qian Miao carried it so effortlessly that Chu Youning smiled demurely. "How could I trouble you with that? I'll carry it back myself."
She reached out to take the chest. The moment it dropped into her arms, it was just a teensy billion times heavier than expected.
I let my guard down! Qian Miao made it look light as a feather, so why is it so damned heavy in my hands?!
"Perhaps... you should let Qian Miao deliver it after all?"
Qing Qianxue smiled gently.
Chu Youning shook her head at once.
"No need. Thank you for your generous gift, State Preceptor. I'll be going now!"
My head can roll, my blood can flow, but my dignity must never go!
The next instant.
Chu Wenzong, Chu Lange, and Little Wukong stared blankly at the spot Chu Youning had just vacated, taking quite some time to recover.
"Father, where's Auntie?"
Little Wukong asked in bewilderment.
Chu Lange blinked in confusion. "Auntie... why did she suddenly disappear?"
"Her lightness skills are exceptional. It's perfectly normal that you couldn't react in time."
Qing Qianxue, the resident know-it-all, explained softly.
Chu Wenzong was rather surprised. "I never would have guessed. Back in the day, I found it too tiring and never properly learned lightness skills. My imperial sister certainly worked hard, to have mastered them to such a degree."
Little Wukong and Chu Lange immediately felt a sense of crisis. The bigger one and the smaller one planted their hands on their hips and glared at Qing