Night fell. Huo Shengnan knocked softly on the door and brought in a bowl of Ginseng Soup. Seeing Hu Xiaotian sitting cross-legged on the bed, regulating his breathing and resting, she did not disturb him. She quietly set the soup on the table and prepared to leave.
Hu Xiaotian opened his eyes. "Since you're here, why not stay and talk?"
Huo Shengnan looked a little bashful. "Never mind. I shouldn't interrupt your training."
"I was only resting my mind, not training," Hu Xiaotian said. "My Dantian Sea of Qi is a complete mess right now. I can't muster any inner breath at all."
Huo Shengnan came over and said softly, "If you can't train, don't force yourself. Drink this bowl of Ginseng Soup first."
Hu Xiaotian smiled. "Did you make it yourself?"
Huo Shengnan shook her head and murmured, "I don't have that sort of skill. I'm terribly clumsy. Aside from going into battle and killing enemies, I don't know how to do anything."
"Women are cuter when they're a little less clever," Hu Xiaotian said. The words came from the heart. Thinking of the women close to him, which one wasn't brilliantly clever, with schemes buried deep in her heart? Even Long Xiyue, whom he had always considered the most innocent and kindhearted, had been hiding things from him. Her departure without a word had dealt him an enormous blow, and he still had not freed himself from its shadow.
Huo Shengnan sat beside him and asked softly, "Are you thinking about Princess Anping?"
A bitter smile touched Hu Xiaotian's lips. "How did you know?"
"Back in Yong Capital, I could already tell there was something unusual about your relationship."
"You're that perceptive?"
"But I thought you were a eunuch then, so I didn't suspect anything."
"Let's not bring