Zhang Miaoyu felt as though she were dreaming. Her heart was racing, and she could barely remember what Bai Xuanling had said or how she had answered.
It seemed she had answered a few questions with her soul wandering beyond the heavens, then somehow found herself sitting in a chair.
Taking several deep breaths, she watched Li Yingling pull a huge pile of candied fruit from her Spatial Ring and hand it to Chen Baiqing.
Though Chen Baiqing still looked young, she was already an impeccable beauty in the making.
Receiving the gift from her eldest senior sister, she smiled warmly and appropriately, surprise and delight in her eyes. She took Li Yingling's hand, her voice gentle and pleasant:
"Thank you, Eldest Senior Sister."
After receiving the candied fruit, Chen Baiqing opened one package, offered some to Chu Xingchen first, then shared it with everyone else.
Though Zhang Miaoyu was new, since Master had called her a guest advisor, she counted as at least one-tenth of one of their own. Chen Baiqing would hardly begrudge her a little candied fruit.
So now, with some candied fruit in her hands, Zhang Miaoyu's nerves eased a little. At least she would no longer stammer.
She had to admit, never in her life had Zhang Miaoyu imagined she would one day meet a living Bai Xuanling.
Bai Xuanling was nothing like the legends, where opening her eyes meant killing someone and closing them meant heads hitting the ground.
Nor did murderous intent spill from her entire body, her pupils were not blood-red, and she did not constantly wear a cruel, vicious grin.
She was not that unreasonable, either. After noticing how nervous Zhang Miaoyu was, she had softened her tone considerably, clearly taking her feelings into account.
Instead, Zhang Miaoyu now recalled the