Mu Wan and Ting Bai buried their heads even lower.
Gossiping behind someone's back is fine as long as the person doesn't find out. Once they do, the situation can become extremely awkward.
Just like now.
"Clean up the mess," someone said.
Ting Bai and Mu Wan, with their heads down, bent over, and scurried over.
Feng Zhan stood behind Yan Ruyu's wheelchair, looking at the two bustling figures, and said, "Bu Ran, do you believe that these two will still talk about us?"
Yan Ruyu replied, "I didn't know before that Ting Bai, as a man, could be so gossippy."
"The gossiping heart is universal. You should know that in this regard, it doesn't matter whether one is male or female."
Sure enough, although the two who trotted over were always busy with their heads down, their side - glances still kept falling on Yan Ruyu and Feng Zhan.
"Ting Bai, I'll help you," Ting Bai said.
"No need," Mu Wan replied angrily. She didn't want Ting Bai to help her.
"Why are you like this? Are you angry with me?"
"If you hadn't been gossiping, how could we have been caught red - handed by the Emperor?"
Ting Bai scratched his head and said naively, "Then next time when I talk about the Emperor, I'll choose the right occasion and make sure not to be found. Okay?"
Mu Wan angrily threw the handkerchief but didn't dare to make too much noise for fear of attracting the attention of the Emperors.
She lowered her voice and said fiercely, "It's not about the occasion at all!"
"Then what is it about?"
"What you said before was all lies. I trusted you so much."
Hearing that his only listener was about to lose faith in him, Ting Bai quickly said, "Xiao Wan, what do you mean? Do you doubt the credibility of my words?"
Mu Wan turned around and said sullenly, "Otherwise?"
"What I said is true. Don't you think it's strange?"
"Yes, the Emperor is quite strange this time. But as you can see, just now they were so calm and even made fun of us in public. This doesn't seem like the kind of relationship we thought."
"Maybe they were just annoyed. Xiao Wan, you must believe me."
At this moment, a hint of helplessness flashed across Yan Ruyu's cold expression.
Obviously, although they were far away, they could still use their spiritual power to read what the two were saying.
"Bu Ran, do you think I like you?"
"Doesn't brother like me?"
"No no no. My Bu Ran is peerless in the world. Of course, I like you. But I don't mean that kind of liking."
"Does brother like me in that way?"
Feng Zhan's expression changed very quickly.
"Bu Ran, as time goes by, you've changed. Why are you so cunning?"
"I learned it from brother."
"Come on, don't do this. Don't put this high - hat on me. You're a great god who has lived for a thousand years - no, a great demon."
Yan Ruyu said, "Brother flatters me too much."
Feng Zhan said with a headache, "Do you think I'm complimenting you?"
"I'll just assume that brother is complimenting me."
Ting Bai and Mu Wan were still chatting vigorously. From Mu Wan's expression, it was obvious that she was almost convinced by Ting Bai.
"This can't go on," Yan Ruyu said.
"Ah, what?" Feng Zhan was still immersed in the thought that his younger brother had turned bad and was quite confused by Yan Ruyu's words.
"Ting Bai has turned bad."
"Wasn't it you who led him astray?"
Yan Ruyu glanced at Feng Zhan, and Feng Zhan shifted his gaze and said to himself, "Forget I said that. But you're right. If Ting Bai spreads such false information in the future and that little girl of yours hears it, what should we do?"
A hint of nervousness flashed across Yan Ruyu's face.
"She won't believe it."
"What if she does?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Feng Zhan looked down and found his hands empty. Yan Ruyu, along with his wheelchair, had already appeared in front of Ting Bai and Mu Wan.
Feng Zhan shook his head and walked over slowly.
As soon as that little girl was mentioned, the ice - cold Emperor couldn't sit still.
Seeing the calm Emperor suddenly appear, Mu Wan immediately shut up.
Only Ting Bai kept talking.
"Xiao Wan, why don't you talk?"
"I know. You must still not believe me."
"You, why can't you see? Don't you see how much our Emperor cares about that young master? As long as that young master is okay, they're almost inseparable."
"Xiao Wan, is your eye twitching? Why are you only looking in one direction? And your mouth is also crooked."
Mu Wan ignored Ting Bai. She picked up the cleaned dishes, bowed, and then rushed back into the cave in a hurry.
Let Ting Bai deal with any potential storm by himself. Now, let Ting Bai fend for himself.
"Really, this girl is so strange," Ting Bai murmured. Then he slowly stood up, turned around with the things in his arms, and saw the Emperor staring at him intently.
"Emperor - I -"
Yan Ruyu didn't say a word. He pushed his wheelchair and walked into the cave.
Ting Bai was at a loss.
Feng Zhan caught up and looked at Ting Bai and said, "Why aren't you coming? Does your Emperor have to come out and invite you in person?"
Ting Bai quickly shook his head and followed Feng Zhan into the cave.
Yan Ruyu was sitting in the wheelchair, while Feng Zhan was sitting beside him with his legs crossed, looking unrestrained.
He said, "Aren't you going to admit your mistakes?"
Ting Bai and Mu Wan immediately knelt on the ground.
"Brother, although these two attendants of mine talk a lot, they're timid. Don't scare them," Yan Ruyu said.
Feng Zhan spread his hands, looking gloating.
Ting Bai said, "Emperor, we were wrong."
"Where were you wrong?"
"We shouldn't have gossiped about the relationship between the Emperor and the young master."
Feng Zhan was snickering.
Yan Ruyu sighed.
Feng Zhan continued, "No, you weren't wrong. I and your Emperor have a really close relationship. Right, Bu Ran?"
Yan Ruyu smiled and said, "Brother, if you tease them like this, they'll have psychological shadows."
Ting Bai said, "No no no. It's a blessing that we've cultivated for three lifetimes to be teased by this young master - no no no, by the Consort. We won't have any shadows."
Shouldn't it be the Emperor who has a psychological shadow? He had hidden his feelings for so long, but it was so easy for him and Xiao Wan to discover them.
Feng Zhan's face darkened a bit.
He stared fixedly at the two of them, his eyes almost spitting fire.
At this moment, it was Yan Ruyu who was smiling on the side.
He knew his elder brother very well. His elder brother liked to watch others make fools of themselves and stay out of other people's affairs. But once the spearhead was pointed at him, he would wish to skin the person alive.
"What did you call me?"
"The Consort. Does the young master not like this title? We can change it."
Feng Zhan stood up and paced back and forth, saying, "Why! Why am I the Consort! Why isn't your Emperor the Consort?"
"Young master, you said yourself that he is our Emperor."
Feng Zhan was speechless.