The Affectionate Saint Lady

Saint Lady saw the indifference of Zhang Ruochen and felt unspoken pain. She bit her lip hard.

And she tried to suppress her upset and walked to Zhang Ruochen. She said lightly, "I don't mean anything. I just wanted to see you in person. After all, we used to be good friends, didn't we?"

"In the past...maybe we were!" said Zhang Ruochen.

Saint Lady saw the guard Zhang Ruochen had put up against her, and felt even more pained. So she added, "Not long ago, Saint Elder of the Sacred Central Crypt, Kong Youlan, went to the Central Emperor City and tried to kill the Empress. I was at the side of the Empress. Both Saint Elder of the Sacred Central Crypt and the Empress mentioned the name 'Zhang Ruochen.'"

"You don't have to try me. Their Zhang Ruochen surely didn't mean me." Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes and tried to remain calm.

Saint Lady was clever enough to detect even the slightest weakness of Zhang Ruochen.