"Shut up," Yun Shu muttered under her breath, lips barely moving.
"It's not like he is not interested in me! It's just that he doesn't like this version of myself! I'm pretending to be someone else right now! If he really liked me now, then it would be considered cheating!" Yun Shu huffed as she crossed her arms on her chest, looking elsewhere with a puff on her cheeks.
[Eh? Don't be shy, Host! I'm only helping you! Look, look, his ears twitched! He totally pities you!]
Her cheeks flushed faintly, though she forced herself to continue her little performance.
The lakeside scene continued, delicate as an ink painting.
On one side, the crowd lingered in hushed awe, watching from a distance as if witnessing some rare play.
On the other hand, Bai Yunxian sat in stillness, every inch the aloof cultivator untouched by worldly noise.
