The atmosphere in the hall briefly grew strangely awkward, and rather delicate.
Faced with this situation, even with his present state of mind, Chen Heng felt a faint helplessness steal over him.
After a moment of silence.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. Lowering his gaze, he said:
"Please forgive me, young lady. There were reasons for what happened today. I am no lecher. This-"
"I know!"
Before Chen Heng could finish.
The radiant girl in the mirror rolled her eyes, a knowing look appearing on her face. Her lips curved slightly as she interrupted:
"You came to Fat Senior Brother for treatment too, didn't you, just like those people from the Earth Abyss before? But Fat Senior Brother actually brought out Great-Uncle's Six Dragon Cauldron for you. Were you badly hurt?"
That was close enough to the truth. Unwilling to explain further, Chen Heng nodded.
"So it was for treatment. No wonder you had your shirt off..."
She muttered softly, her voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.
But a moment later, as though belatedly realizing something, she let out an "Ah!" and hurriedly bent down. Only after searching all around did she find the pill that had fallen from her fingers.
"It fell on the floor. Now it's dirty."
The girl sighed regretfully, then looked at Chen Heng with easy familiarity. Holding the Jade Skin Pill in her palm, she said excitedly:
"Do you know? I spent so long refining it. Even when I was practicing the zither, I kept thinking about the formula. Today I finally managed to make it..."
Her little mouth began chattering without pause.
At first, Chen Heng still responded.
But after a while, he lowered his eyelids, only offering a few casual words when she asked him something.
It felt as though