Liu Mei soon returned from the pond alone, her footsteps light as she landed gracefully back inside the restaurant.
Her golden eyes immediately zeroed in on Shan Yifeng, who was crouched down, focused intently on the ground.
He was drawing intricate circles, strange symbols forming beneath his fingertips before disappearing as soon as they were completed.
Sweat dripped down his forehead, his breath coming in quiet but steady puffs.
Liu Mei tilted her head, watching with amusement.
"Junior Brother, don't you ever consider the fact that your cultivation progress is slow because you're wasting time learning formations?" she teased, folding her arms.
Shan Yifeng didn't even spare her a glance.
"Don't disturb me," he thought instead of saying aloud, too exhausted to speak.
Liu Mei grinned. "You should know by now that thinking it doesn't mean I would not hear it, right?"
Still, Shan Yifeng remained silent, pressing forward with his work.
