"Let's continue," Qing Xuan smiled as she sat down with a calm smile.
"You feeling better?" Wu Du immediately asked his sibling.
"I am," Qing Xuan nodded as she smiled at everyone gratefully. "Thank you for indulging me and my request."
"It's no problem," Yushi Huang smiled. "We were all also becoming weary from sitting down for a long time now."
Ch.109: In the Temple of Wind and Water; Night Chatter to Discern Truth 2
Qing Xuan secretly took a deep breath, steeling herself as she clenched her outer robe.
'If Ming-xiong is the traitor...' she couldn't finish the sentence as brief memories of their time together flashed in her mind. 'I...I'll what?'
She couldn't handle the thought of harming, much less killing Ming-xiong but she also knew she wouldn't be able to remain friends with him if he turned out to be the traitor.
She closed her eyes.
'I'll think about it when we get there. It's still not proven, after all.'
If Ming Yi really wanted to fudge the test, he could very well answer ambiguously or pretend to joke. However, he answered the first two questions simply and succinctly without any tricks, so the last answer should also be the same, otherwise it would be out of Ming Yi's character which would also prove that he wasn't normal.
"Definitely would be," Feng Xin agreed.
"It would be an interesting sight, though," Qing Xuan teased happily with her eyes closed. "the quiet and serious Ming-xiong becoming a man of jokes and fun! Isn't that right, brother?"
Wu Du glanced at the stoic He Xuan. "...Yes, it is."
'The wind master...is forcing herself to be happy,' Xie Lian noted with a small frown. 'Is she worried that her brother and everyone else would worry too much about her?'
Xie Lian and Ming Yi stared at each other calmly. A moment later, Ming Yi finally spoke.
He used a tone that was no different than the last two times he responded, "One of the five elemental masters, the younger brother of the Water Master Wudu, the Wind Master Qingxuan."
Qing Xuan hid a sigh of relief, a real smile crossing her face as she felt her tensed muscles relax.
"Just as I expected, Ming-xiong would never betray me!" she cheered.
"So if it isn't the earth master," Qian Qiu said. "who is it then? The crimson rain?"
"There's probably no traitors among the coupl-uh, group," Pei Ming commented, changing his words when Wu Du narrowed his eyes at him.
Shi Qingxuan shook his head, "Sigh, why the hell didn't you say "My best friend"?"
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