Lin Mo watched as the Pavilion Master's sharp gaze bored into him. Her aged eyes shining like polished gems felt like they could see through all his carefully constructed defenses.
His customer service smile wavered slightly, replaced by a more genuine, albeit nervous, expression. He barely suppressed the urge to shift uncomfortably under that scrutiny. He felt as if she could see the gears turning in his head. She could see the methods that he used against her granddaughter.
'This is not good. Her intelligence is on another level. This is probably how those legendary tacticians feel when they step onto the battlefield and see themselves facing an army several times stronger than them,' Lin Mo thought as his mind struggled to maintain the calm facade that he had been showing her ever since these group of powerful women of the Verdant Sky Pavilion stepped into his shop.
He resisted the urge to reach behind him and grab the nearest item for protection.