Chapter 102: The Reverberations of Words
Kang Lin met her grandfather in Elder Dai’s chambers, cupping her hands and bowing low as she presented the scroll containing Chao Su’s response. The letter was, of course, unopened.
Grandfather removed the wax seal and began reading. After but an instant, he lowered it and peered at Kang Lin. “What was Chao Su’s attitude when he saw you?”
“Answering Esteemed Grandfather. Esteemed Cultivator Chao was very welcoming. In fact, his greeting made him seem … oddly exuberant about this lowly one’s presence.”
Normally, she wouldn’t be quite that formal with her beloved grandfather, but they were in the presence of Elder Dai. There was no one higher ranked in the Sixth Flawless Flowing City sect branch than her.
“I see,” Grandfather said. “And, out of curiosity, what are your feelings about his disciple, Yang Ru.”
Uh…
“Answering Esteemed Grandfather. This lowly one has no particular feelings about Disciple Yang.”
She literally had never given the boy a second thought. Maybe she had some small bit of admiration for his skills with a spear considering how little time he’d been training with the weapon.
“Has Cultivator Chao proposed closer ties?” Elder Dai said.
Kang Lin’s eyes widened.
“More like a tentative overture, Elder Dai.”
How embarrassing! Kang Lin wanted to lower her head in shame. To be the subject of such a humiliating topic with Grandfather was bad enough, but it had to be in front of Elder Dai, too?