The small courtyard in Twin Osmanthus Alley was quiet, with only a lone figure pacing back and forth.
Arms folded across her chest, Luo Ning walked to and fro beneath the eaves, pondering how to sound Yunli out indirectly. But after all this time, she still had no clues, and worry inevitably showed between her brows.
Tap, tap, tap...
After a long wait, footsteps sounded in the alley.
Luo Ning's heart tightened. She hurriedly straightened, assuming the dignified bearing of a Master’s Wife, only to see Ping'er returning alone with a basket. Rising onto her toes, she peered beyond the courtyard wall. Finding no sign of Yunli, she asked:
"Where did Yunli go?"
Ping'er put the things in the kitchen and replied:
"The young lady went to the Pei Family to fetch Young Master Ye. She should be back shortly."
"Oh..."
Having not seen Ye Jingtang in so long, Luo Ning actually missed him quite a bit too. Besides, Yunli would return with him shortly, and who knew where he might take Luo Ning tonight? She certainly wouldn't have a chance to be alone with Yunli. After a little thought, she turned and went to the doorway:
"Baijin, I'm going to Skywater Bridge. I'll be back later."
Xue Baijin was meditating on the bed, but cultivating while seated cross-legged was exceedingly slow. Unable to calm her mind, she had actually been thinking all along about what to do next. Hearing her wife's words, she opened her eyes:
"Go ahead. Come back early. Don't stay out all night again."
Luo Ning was rather displeased by this, but she had already spent many nights away from home and could hardly explain herself. She merely said:
"It's not as though I'm a woman who doesn't know what matters."
With that, she turned and