"Little Drunkard, shut up and drink your wine." Hong Yi glared at Meng Jiu, then said to Huang Xiao, somewhat speechlessly, "Brother Huang, you certainly have quite an imagination. There's nothing between Miss Yan and me."
"Huh? You two are really baffling. I was going to ask whether there was some misunderstanding between you, or whether you'd offended this young lady somehow. What? You didn't think I meant..." Huang Xiao was utterly speechless. Halfway through speaking, he realized that they probably thought he meant there was some intimate relationship between the Tang Sect's young lady and Hong Yi.
"The Tang Sect's young lady? Do you mean Miss Yan Xi?" Du Ge asked. Seeing how awkward things had become, he could not help speaking up.
"That's her. That little girl is a real handful. Luckily, I'm no ordinary fellow either. Catching up with me isn't that easy," Hong Yi said with a nod.
"Beggar, don't boast. Your cultivation is higher than that little girl's, true, but her tracking skills are all hot air. Their Tang Sect uses all sorts of hidden weapons and methods you'd never imagine to leave marks on you. No matter how far you run, she can still find you," Meng Jiu said.
"Don't worry. I checked myself over very carefully this time. There's definitely no problem. That little girl should be heading south by now. I can finally have some peace for a while. She's really put me through the wringer lately." A trace of fright appeared on Hong Yi's face.
"You got lucky. Back then, all I did was say one bad thing about her behind her back, didn't I? And what happened? That little witch went too far. I really want to teach her a proper lesson," Meng Jiu said, seemingly sharing his feelings.
"Exactly.