Waving her sleeve to disperse the thick smoke, Dongfang Huaizhu grasped Dongfang Qinlan's hand tightly. Frowning, she said, "What are you laughing at? Aren't you tired of staying in this thick smoke? Hurry up and leave!"
"Okay!"
Dongfang Qinlan covered her mouth and giggled. Glancing at Wangquan Baiye with a half - smiling look in her eyes, she said, "Look, as soon as you came, my sister has been feeling so uncomfortable. She..."
"Ouch, it hurts!"
Pinching Qinlan's ear tightly, Dongfang Huaizhu gritted her teeth and hissed through clenched teeth, "If you don't speak, no one will take you for a mute. Hurry up and go back with me."
With that, she let go. Dongfang Qinlan quickly moved a bit further away from Dongfang Huaizhu, rubbing her ear with a pained look.
She was a beauty after all. How could her sister be so tough? What if her ear was accidentally pulled off? Then she'd never be able to get married!
"Let's go!"
"Wait!"
Taking a step forward to block their way, Wangquan Baiye's ink - black eyes behind the mask were as deep as an abyss. "Miss, come to the Huai River Bamboo Pavilion on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. I have something to discuss with you."
"Aww, so romantic!"
Dongfang Qinlan looked envious. "Sister, what are you waiting for? Just agree quickly!"
Dongfang Huaizhu felt that the man's gaze was too deep and obscure. For a moment, she was flustered. "I got it. I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
What on earth was going on? Why did her face turn red and her whole body feel uncomfortable every time she saw this Wangquan Baiye today?
No, no. She'd better hurry back to the Divine Fire Manor.
Dongfang Qinlan was dragged by her sister and ran all the way. She rolled her eyes. "Sister, I just said one sentence. Do you have to be so nervous? People who don't know might think you're being chased by a dog!"
"..."
Dongfang Huaizhu fought back the urge to beat this stupid sister up. Gritting her teeth, she said, "If you dare to talk nonsense one more word when we get back to the Divine Fire Manor..."
"So fierce!"
Pouting, although she was extremely annoyed in her heart, Dongfang Qinlan still nodded silently.
Just now, her sister was so worried about Wangquan Baiye in front of the poisonous fog, but now she was trying to distance herself. It was so obvious!
The two of them flew back to the Divine Fire Manor on their swords. As soon as they landed, they saw Jin Renfeng running towards them in a hurry. Under Dongfang Huaizhu's puzzled look, he grasped her hand tightly. "Junior sister, where have you been? Senior brother has been so worried about you. Why didn't you say a word before you went out? What if you were hurt by a bad guy?"
"You..."
Dongfang Huaizhu stiffened all over. A chill ran from her heels to the back of her head. Her lips trembled for a long time, but she couldn't say a word.
Was she dreaming? Was this really her senior brother? Why did he seem like a completely different person?
Completely unaware of Dongfang Huaizhu's thoughts, Jin Renfeng still stroked her fair hands with a worried look. "Look, look. Your face has lost so much weight. Senior brother really feels so heart - broken."
Heart - broken?
Dongfang Huaizhu squinted her beautiful eyes. Her senior brother was never like this before. What on earth was going on? It was really creepy.
"Why are you in a daze?"
Jin Renfeng pulled Dongfang Huaizhu worriedly. "Junior sister, you must be starving. Senior brother has ordered some delicious dishes. You should eat more."
Looking at Jin Renfeng's almost obsequious smile, Dongfang Huaizhu twitched the corner of her mouth. She quietly pulled back her hand. "I'll go change my clothes first. I'll come later."
Afraid that Jin Renfeng would hold her and keep chattering, Dongfang Huaizhu quickly winked at Qinlan. Qinlan nodded, and then the two of them left tacitly.
"Oh, my goodness!"
Patting her chest, Dongfang Qinlan was extremely surprised. "Sister, why does senior brother seem like a different person? He looks so obedient."
She had never seen her senior brother so gentle before. His gentleness gave her the creeps.
"I don't know either."
Letting out a long sigh, Dongfang Huaizhu frowned. Logically, there was no such plot in the original story. She wondered what on earth had caused Jin Renfeng's sudden change.
No!
Her eyes flashed slightly. The scene of Huan Du Qingtian poisoning just now kept flashing through Dongfang Huaizhu's mind. Oh no! She had been so anxious to take Qinlan away just now that she had forgotten to follow the plot of the original story.
Could it be just because of this small episode that Jin Renfeng had changed so much?
After changing their clothes, the two of them came to the dining hall.
"Wow, it's so sumptuous!"
Dongfang Qinlan said with a smile. "There are so many delicious things. I wonder what a special day it is today."
Jin Renfeng's mind was completely on Dongfang Huaizhu, so he had no intention of dealing with Qinlan. He pulled Dongfang Huaizhu to his side and kept picking up dishes with his chopsticks.
"This pearl and jade bun is very delicious, and this fish soup is very nourishing. Here, let me feed you..."
Dongfang Huaizhu had been deep in thought. Suddenly, a pair of chopsticks was thrust in front of her, which gave her a great fright. "Senior brother, I can eat by myself."
She wasn't a disabled person without hands. She didn't need to be fed!
Unexpectedly, seeing that Dongfang Huaizhu didn't accept his kindness, Jin Renfeng immediately became dissatisfied. "Junior sister, this is senior brother's kindness. If you don't eat, it means you look down on me. I'll be sad."
"Pfft! Cough, cough..."
Patting her chest, Dongfang Qinlan forced a smile. "Senior brother, you're really acting weird. Maybe sister has been so frightened by you that she can't say a word."
"Absolutely not."
Jin Renfeng looked unconcerned. "It must be that the fish soup is too hot, so junior sister can't eat it. Then senior brother will blow it for you."
Puckering his lips, he blew gently on the soup, and then brought the spoon closer to Dongfang Huaizhu. "Drink it, junior sister."
"..."
Drink your ass! Dongfang Huaizhu had an urge to tell this senior brother to look at himself in the mirror to see how disgusting he was.
Taking a deep breath to suppress the churning in her stomach, Dongfang Huaizhu forced a smile and said, "Senior brother, I'm really not hungry. Why don't you eat first?"
"Not hungry? Are you sick?"
Putting down the spoon in a hurry, Jin Renfeng grasped Dongfang Huaizhu's fair hand. He looked heart - broken. "Junior sister, your hands are so cold. But don't be afraid. Senior brother will warm your hands up."
Dongfang Huaizhu quickly pulled back her hand and stood up. She quietly retreated behind Qinlan and grasped Qinlan's sleeve tightly. "Um... Qinlan, didn't you say you wanted to see the sword manual I collected? I have time today, so I'll teach you."
Sword manual? Qinlan shook her head repeatedly. "What sword manual? When did I say... Oh, I did say so."
Aww, this sister was so heartless. Why did she always pinch her?
Dongfang Huaizhu secretly glared at her stupid sister. Didn't she see that Jin Renfeng was acting so strangely? If she stayed here any longer, she might not even be able to walk out of this door.
In order not to be beaten, Dongfang Qinlan had no choice but to follow Dongfang Huaizhu on the pretext of needing the sword manual.
After all, she was also afraid that if she stayed and ate any more, she'd throw up...