"Big! Big! Big! Big!!! Ahhh!!!"
At dusk, the twilight was dim and the setting sun red as blood. Yu Manwen had just dragged her somewhat weary body back to Mirror Garden when she heard her Hall Master's incomparably excited shouting.
Remembering how uncomfortable she had felt after being social all day, Yu Manwen clenched her fists and charged inside.
"Hall Master!"
With that explosive shout, the two people in the room who had been shaking dice cups froze at the same time.
"Cough..." Shi Fenglan gave a light cough, turned her paper-strip-covered face toward Yu Manwen, and said, "Protector Yu, you're back. You worked hard today."
Taking a deep breath, Yu Manwen strode up to Shi Fenglan and said, "Hall Master, didn't you promise me you wouldn't fool around with the disciples again?"
"I wasn't fooling around... We were just playing a little. And I listened to you—I didn't drink today."
Xiao Duo, standing nearby, barely managed not to laugh. It was not because Hall Master had obediently refrained from drinking. Clearly, the first rule Senior Brother Jiang had set for accompanying Hall Master in play was no alcohol.
Seeing Shi Fenglan yield, Yu Manwen turned her gaze toward Jiang Beiran. "And you! Why are you fooling around with Hall Master again? What did I tell you before?"
Upon hearing that, Jiang Beiran gave the dice cup two shakes, slammed it onto the table with a bang, and looked at Shi Fenglan. "Big... or small?"
"Hiss..."
Seeing that Jiang Beiran had completely ignored the furious Yu Manwen, Shi Fenglan's eyes widened. She did not know whether she should answer.
When Shi Fenglan said nothing, Jiang Beiran removed his hand from the dice cup. "Not playing anymore? Then this disciple will take his leave first." With that, he stood up to