"Alchemist Huang is here?" Wu Ling said, frowning at the way Jieyan had phrased things when he heard a sharp intake of breath from Yao Meifeng. "Why would she come?" Wu Ling wondered aloud, hoping that Meifeng understood he didn't have that kind of relationship with the esteemed Alchemist. While he and Yao Meifeng hadn't made any formal declarations about courtship, he found himself missing her presence several times while they were in the mountains. In fact, her afternoon visits were one of the things he most looked forward to while he was recovering from his injuries.
"Please, show her in," he told Jieyan while he put away his calligraphy and straightened up his robes.
