When Huang Xiao stepped into the garden, all four women in the pavilion at its center turned their lovely eyes toward him at once.
With a shift of his feet and a flicker of his figure, Huang Xiao arrived in the pavilion. He looked the four women over and saw smiles brimming on their faces, with no sign of any discord.
For a moment, he could not tell whether the four of them truly got along so harmoniously or whether it was merely a show.
There were only the four of them in the garden, without a single maidservant. Clearly, they had sent the servants away.
"Sect Master, Sister Xiao is a special envoy from the Thousand Demons Sect, which makes her an honored guest of our Heavenly Demon Sect. How do you intend to entertain her?" Seeing that Huang Xiao had remained silent, You Lian'er asked with a slight smile.
"Sister Lian'er, you have that wrong," Zhao Xin'er said with a soft laugh.
"What did I get wrong?" You Lian'er looked at Zhao Xin'er and asked.
"How could Sister Xiao count as a guest?" Zhao Yunhui answered on Zhao Xin'er's behalf.
You Lian'er came to her senses as well. True, Xiao Yan really did not count as a guest.
"My three dear sisters, stop teasing me." Xiao Yan shook her head somewhat helplessly, then looked at Huang Xiao, her eyes overflowing with tenderness. She called softly, "Brother Huang! Brother Huang?"
"Oh? Oh!" Huang Xiao paused before coming back to himself.
When Xiao Yan first called him, Huang Xiao had actually still been somewhat dazed and had not reacted.
The way these four women were behaving truly surprised and puzzled him.
He knew You Lian'er's temperament very well. She was not one to let herself lose out. Even though she