"Oh? Then could Young Master Gu tell me what sort of accident this maid business was?"
A cold smile curled Jiang Nannan's lips. She had not noticed the change in her own tone at all.
"After I left that day, I went looking for a Soul Ring suitable for me. Once I absorbed it, I accidentally entered Deep Meditation and only woke up two days ago."
Gu Qingnian explained helplessly, then released his Soul Rings as proof.
Although Jiang Nannan did not know much about Deep Meditation, she knew very well that entering it was no simple feat, nor something just anyone could do. Naturally, Gu Qingnian would not joke about something like that. After all, it was easy to expose, yet also easy to conceal.
While Jiang Nannan was still feeling doubtful, the appearance of Gu Qingnian's Soul Rings shocked her again. Deep black, black, azure blue, deep black. Was that something a normal person could possess? Suddenly, she wanted even less to have anything to do with him, even though some of her resentment had faded now that his words appeared to be true.
"Oh, Young Master Gu certainly lives up to his reputation as the Outer Court's greatest genius~" Jiang Nannan said with a somewhat sarcastic edge.
Yet the moment she finished, she regretted it and realized what she had been saying earlier. What is wrong with me? Why do I keep saying such strange things today? Ah...
Gu Qingnian had not expected Jiang Nannan to have such a sharp tongue either. He stepped forward, swiftly gathered her into his arms, then hoisted her over his shoulder and carried her into the room. Jiang Nannan froze at being picked up so suddenly, then began struggling.
"What are you doing? Let go of me!"
"Getting full of yourself,