Inside the Main Hall.
Ning Qianqian served everyone a cup of tea, then turned and left the Main Hall.
After stepping outside, she turned to look back into the hall.
The four people inside were utterly quiet. Their expressions differed, but all remained silent.
Zhang Yuanshan, who had laughed until he spat blood, had explained that he had spat blood for another reason, not from laughing.
Although Lin Luoyu and Cui Hao had both nodded to show they understood, their expressions made it clear they had not believed him.
Clearly, Zhang Yuanshan had not reached Cui Hao's level of composure either.
His bizarre act of laughing until he spat blood was hardly any better than the two who had mistaken someone else for their senior brother.
If anything, it was worse.
So at that moment, Zhang Yuanshan was holding his teacup up to hide his face, and his embarrassment along with it.
Lin Luoyu lowered her head and looked at her boots.
Li Xingtian had, at least, lived an extra lifetime, and could still drink his tea with a calm expression.
Only Cui Hao looked composed, his gaze drifting casually over the other three's embarrassed faces.
When she had interacted with Li Xingtian before, she had not found him as foolish as Eldest Senior Sister had described. Instead, he had seemed experienced and very capable.
So when rumors said Li Xingtian was an idiot, Ning Qianqian had not believed them.
But Li Xingtian had only just returned today, so why had the usually normal Lin Luoyu and Cui Hao...
Started acting a little abnormal too?
Ning Qianqian did not dwell on it. Fighting the urge to curl her toes, she turned and left without hesitation.
She could not stay any longer, anyway. She would wait for the Sect Master to