"I wanted to come and meet Your Highness too." Li Piaoqing did not raise her head. Clear clinks rang out from her hands.
Li Xizhou said, "How does the night in the Divine Capital differ from Longdi?"
"The Divine Capital's lights are like brocade. When you look up, they intrude from below, and the night doesn't envelop you with such clarity. Watching the clear night sky in Shaolong, sometimes you suddenly can't tell whether you're above or below, and it's easy to feel the fright of falling."
"Words from someone who has grasped its essence."
"Your Highness has experienced that even in the Divine Capital?"
"Mm. There's something I'd like to ask Sect Leader Li."
"Please go ahead, Your Highness."
"What feelings do you think," Li Xizhou shifted her crossed legs, "he has for Ming Qitian?"
Chapter 764: Sound the Gong and Withdraw (Bonus chapter for the boss!)
"..."
Li Piaoqing raised her head from washing the tea utensils and met Li Xizhou's pale eyes.
"What does Your Highness mean by that?"
"Was I not clear?"
"Piao Qing didn't quite understand."
"In a given position, one attends to its duties." Li Xizhou lowered her head and stroked her fingers.
"Oh... I think Your Highness would do better not to dwell too much on the Bright Sword Master," Li Piaoqing said. "Lest..."
"Lest what?"
Li Piaoqing smiled faintly and said nothing.
"Lest I invite humiliation upon myself?"
"Piao Qing wouldn't dare."
"Isn't his little sweetheart from six months ago coming to see me doing just as much, if not more?"
Li Piaoqing's smile stiffened. "Naturally, Piao Qing is no match for Your Highness either."
Li Xizhou ignored her emphasis. "Are you thinking that if you hadn't let go of him yourself, I would never have had a chance?"
Li Piaoqing lowered