Su Jiu still had things to do. She turned around and put her mask back on.
"You should head back. I still have something to take care of," she told the man behind her, her tone neither warm nor cold.
But just as Su Jiu was about to activate the Teleportation Array in the room, Yun Huanling caught the back of her robe.
"Actually, it's not as if I can't tell you..."
Su Jiu paused, then realized Yun Huanling was answering the question she had asked earlier.
"Just don't laugh after you hear it."
Su Jiu gave Yun Huanling a curious look. Whatever could make someone as shameless as him react this way must have been a serious matter to him.
"Before I left, my master performed a divination for me. It showed that I would face a major calamity on this trip.
"It... it... it's..."
Even in the dimly lit room, Su Jiu could tell that Yun Huanling had probably blushed.
Su Jiu sighed and stopped paying attention to him. Instead, she began searching for the mechanisms hidden in the room, feeling her way over its furnishings as she said, "If you want to tell me, hurry up. If not, head back. I'm here to rescue someone today. We can catch up another time."
Only fifteen minutes remained before the first night watch ended, and she had to get him out before the fourth watch.
Su Jiu moved quickly. Before long, she had found all four mechanisms hidden in the room.
And just as she was about to activate the fifth mechanism-
Yun Huanling spoke. "My master said I might lose my chastity."
Those words certainly packed a punch. Su Jiu's hand shook, and she nearly snapped the fifth mechanism clean off.
Su Jiu finally looked Yun Huanling squarely