Dantai Mo saw the Fifth Miss chatting and laughing with Young Master Wang, and his eyes darkened.
He had been following them at a distance all along.
Only when he heard the Fifth Miss say she wasn't interested in Young Master Wang did some of the frost surrounding him melt.
Black Tortoise System: [Your Highness, quick, make your move!]
Dantai Mo: [You mean the Fifth Miss rejected Young Master Wang because of me? That's why you're telling me to make my move?]
This useless system had finally developed a little discernment.
Black Tortoise System: [Your Highness, what are you thinking? I mean hurry up and catch the gossip!! Follow the Fifth Miss!]
Dantai Mo: [...]
Every day left him teetering on the edge of turning evil.
Excitement surged through the group, especially Wang Defa. He hadn't expected this seemingly sweet, docile Fifth Miss to have such an entertaining inner world.
Wang Defa pulled his younger sister along so fast that he nearly made her trip.
By contrast, Teng and Jian Xilu, seasoned gossip veterans, were much calmer.
On their way to catch the gossip, they ran into Hua Wuyue and Ge Yingqiu, two young girls arguing in the courtyard.
Since they were heading off to see the gossip surrounding the Imperial College libationer's wife, everyone stopped in unison at the sight of the libationer's sister and his wife's sister.
Ge Yingqiu, the Imperial College libationer's sister, snapped at Hua Wuyue, "You people who swing spears and clubs around are just crude!"
"Without us military officials defending the nation, would you civil officials have such comfortable lives?!" Hua Wuyue retorted. "What's crude about my sister?! Your brother's the one with a belly full of dirty schemes!"
Ge Yingqiu said, "My brother is the Imperial College libationer. Your sister married above