When he heard Jingliu's question, Dan Feng nearly lost control of his expression.
He began recalling when he and Xianyu might have given themselves away.
The High Elder reacted quickly and found the reason in an instant.
There was only one reason: his tail!
Had it been Jing Yuan, whom Dan Feng had watched grow up, or Baiheng or Yingxing touching his tail, Jingliu would never have suspected anything.
But it had been Xianyu, whom he had ostensibly met only a handful of times.
Come on, I'm Imbibitor Lunae, the Vidyadhara High Elder! Would a little provocation really work on me? Is my tail something just anyone can touch?
The Former Marshal had nearly exposed his identity because of Dan Feng's tail...
Should Dan Feng have gloated and said he deserved it? Or what?
For a moment, the High Elder did not know how to describe his feelings.
But he also knew that whatever lay between Xianyu and Jingliu... was absolutely not something an outsider like him could meddle in.
Dan Feng smoothed his sleeves without betraying anything and slowly walked over to sit beside the Stone Table. Feigning confusion, he first shook his head in denial, then asked Jingliu:
"What makes you say that?"
Jingliu said nothing and simply continued watching Dan Feng.
When had the proud High Elder ever lied? His face was full of tells.
Jingliu saw through her friend at a glance. Just as Dan Feng was about to say something more, she shook her head and sighed.
"Dan Feng, you're lying."
Dan Feng: "..."
He lowered his eyes and sighed inwardly.
The High Elder felt caught between a longtime friend on one side and the Former Marshal, to whom the Vidyadhara owed a debt, on the other.
It had not been easy for those two