Chapter 2407 — A Strange Answer
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"Yes, but I'll do my best to study it, Jingjing—I'll try to simplify the way third-grade pill fire is condensed, and see whether I can change the fire's force and temperature," Han Jingyi said.
"For now, let's restore the true qi in our bodies first, then attempt to condense second-grade pills in batches, and see in practice whether it works," Wei Zhao said.
"All right," Han Jingyi said with a nod.
Wei Zhao and Han Jingyi were already close enough that there was no need for pleasantries; he simply took her hand, pressed his fingers to the pulse at her wrist, and began to circulate the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art, first replenishing the true qi she had spent... Upstairs in Wei Zhao's villa, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu lay sprawled on the bed, plotting the grand future of Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan.
"What exactly did Wang Xinyan mean by leaving today?" Gu Mengyao turned it over and over in her mind and still could not fathom why Wang Xinyan would refuse Wei Zhao. Weren't the two of them on very good terms? She nudged Xiaoshu beside her with her foot. "Hey, aren't you the all-purpose Shu? Tell me what's going on."
"Maybe Sister Xinyan is playing hard to get?" Shen Yushu said after thinking it over.
"Playing hard to get? I don't think so." Gu Mengyao frowned and rejected the notion. "Can you offer something a bit more constructive?"
"Oh—then why haven't you gotten together with Arrow-Brand Bro, Sister Yaoyao?" Shen Yushu asked.
"That's because I... hey, we're talking about Wang Xinyan's problem right now. What does it have to do with me?" Gu Mengyao realized she had nearly fallen for Shen Yushu's trap again.
"Actually, Xiaoshu thinks Sister Xinyan is just like Sister Yaoyao—a little shy, maybe, or she feels it's all a bit too sudden?" Shen Yushu said. "Those are the only reasons there could be! Look at you, Sister Yaoyao—you like Arrow-Brand Bro too. But haven't you put it off until now as well..."
"Ahem... Xiaoshu, could you not change the subject?" Gu Mengyao glared at her.
"Fine. Actually, the simplest way is for you to just call Sister Xinyan, Sister Yaoyao. Wouldn't you know then? That's better than us sitting here guessing riddles, isn't it?" Shen Yushu said.
"That is a good idea." Gu Mengyao nodded. No sooner said than done—she picked up her phone and dialed Wang Xinyan's number.
Ever since she had hung up on that damned call from her mother, Wang Xinyan had sat alone on her dorm bed, clutching her phone in low spirits. She could not focus on her book, did not feel like playing on her tablet, and her heart was exceedingly heavy—until the ringtone startled her.
Seeing the caller ID on the screen, Wang Xinyan hesitated. To answer or not? If Gu Mengyao was calling now, it was surely to ask about Wei Zhao's confession earlier and why she had not responded. But how was she supposed to explain?
Telling the truth was impossible. Wang Xinyan knew Wei Zhao's temperament—if she spoke the truth, the pressure it would put on him would be far too great! She knew that for Feng Xiaoxiao's sake, Wei Zhao studied pill refining with Han Jingyi every day, and that the real reason he cultivated and leveled up so desperately was also for Feng Xiaoxiao!
Feng Xiaoxiao alone was already enough to put Wei Zhao under crushing pressure. If she were added on top of that, would he even be able to catch his breath?
The matter of the Ice Palace was actually easy enough to speak of. Whether or not Wei Zhao could refine the Ice Heart Jade Bone Pill they needed, the Ice Palace could never become Wei Zhao's enemy! But the Xuandan Sect was different. If she told the truth, how was Wei Zhao supposed to face that?
Wang Xinyan did not want Wei Zhao to be troubled by these things!
After a moment's hesitation, Wang Xinyan pressed the answer key and took the call: "Yaoyao..."
"Xinyan, today... you don't like Wei Zhao?" Gu Mengyao did not know how to put it, so she simply asked point-blank.