"The first..."
Bibi Dong clenched her delicate hands and asked seriously, "Are there a lot of things you don't dare let your teacher know, so you've been hiding them from me?"
"Um..."
At Bibi Dong's interrogating gaze, Xu Feng's heart lurched.
[Oh, damn...]
[Could... could Teacher have discovered something?]
[No way, no way. Has the fact that I'm hiding my cultivation been exposed? Or does Teacher think some powerful expert has possessed me, and she's testing me?]
Though uncertainty churned in his heart, Xu Feng still feigned composure. "There are certainly things I've kept hidden, but they're all little things. As for anything I don't dare tell you, absolutely not!"
"Really?"
[How could that possibly be true? Of course it isn't.]
[If you found out my secrets, that would be a disaster. If you really thought I'd been possessed, it would be hard to explain!]
"Yes. Rest assured, Teacher. There wasn't a single false word in what your disciple just said."
Looking into Xu Feng's utterly sincere eyes, Bibi Dong would almost have believed him if she hadn't been able to eavesdrop on his thoughts. But seeing that he remained so determined to keep hiding things, she couldn't very well keep questioning him.
Of course, Bibi Dong had no intention of leaving it at that. Instead, she said in an even more serious tone, "Disciple, I don't care whether what you said is true or false. I can even refrain from pursuing whatever you want to hide. But there is one thing I hope you can promise me."
For some reason, under her gaze, Xu Feng felt as though she could see right through him-not just his body, but his heart as well. It was as if he had no secrets before her, and he couldn't help feeling guilty. Even