"Hahaha, Ying, where did you find such a character?" A girl a little older than Taishu Ying, about sixteen or seventeen, laughed so hard she could barely stand straight. She wore extremely short hot pants that exposed her long, snow-white legs, with a loose T-shirt on top, giving her a breezy look. Guards surrounded her as well. Her eyes narrowed like a cat's as she covered her mouth and kept laughing at Bu Mo.
The guards around her also showed traces of amusement, but they still stood straight, never relaxing their vigilance. This caught Chen Mu's eye. These guards were well trained! Compared with them, the Taishu Family's guards, a loose, dispirited bunch, fell far short.
"Lingling, these are my guests. You're being terribly rude," Taishu Ying protested. She glanced worriedly at Chen Mu. She certainly did not want Lingling to anger these people. That would be very bad indeed!
The girl named Lingling froze. She reacted quickly, immediately stopping her laughter and bowing to Chen Mu and the others. "I'm truly sorry. If anything I said offended you, please forgive me. That was rude of me."
Wei'a acted as though he had heard nothing, Sang Hanshui dared not answer, and Bu Mo was practicing frog jumps, so Chen Mu had to step forward. "It's nothing." Having said that, he offered nothing more.
Taishu Ying introduced her to Chen Mu. "She's a good friend of mine. Don't be fooled by how quiet she looks. She's actually quite wild." Taishu Ying had no idea how amusing that world-weary tone sounded coming from someone her age. Even Sang Hanshui could not help chuckling.
The girl named Ling'er also pursed her lips in a smile. "Ying really has grown up a little more."
Taishu Ying faltered at those words. A touch of annoyance