Nangong Liuyun, dressed in white, sat leisurely on a lush tree branch not far from the lotus pond. A slight curve graced his handsome face, and his handsome eyes were overflowing with keen interest and amusement.

It seemed that coming to the General's Mansion today was indeed a good decision; he hadn't expected to encounter such a good show. He never knew the General's daughters could be this interesting.

The one rumored to be an idiot and stupid turned out to be clever and sharp, while those usually held up to the heavens were left in a sorry, miserable state.

Nangong Liuyun's gaze turned towards Su Luo, and he rubbed his smooth chin with interest.

This girl is very young, yet her mind is devilishly sharp, full of tricks, and her combat skills are barely worth looking at.

As for her appearance… Nangong Liuyun scrutinized the girl closely.

She was only fourteen or fifteen, with a casual smile on her face. Her beautiful eyes were clear and moving, brimming with radiance, yet deep within them seemed to be a barrier, reflecting a cold, resolute darkness—as black as an abyss—as if no one could ever reach the depths of her heart.

A trace of mockery flashed in Nangong Liuyun's eyes. He concluded: This girl is absolutely insidious and cunning, likes to scheme, likes to hide in the shadows to sabotage others, the kind of person who smiles even while killing.

She is exactly like him; it is simply too interesting.

Nangong Liuyun suddenly felt as if he had found a kindred spirit, a wondrous feeling of finally finding one's own kind after searching the whole world. This unprecedented feeling filled him with immediate interest in Su Luo.

At this moment, Su Luo suddenly felt something was wrong; she discovered that a burning gaze seemed to be firmly locked onto her.

Su Luo looked up and saw that on the tallest Phoenix tree, an incomparably handsome youth was leaning sideways, a playful curve hanging on his lips, and his eyes were full of interest as he watched her.

He wore a brocade robe, his shallow Phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, and a wicked, charming curve played on his lips on his stunningly handsome face. He rested his head on one hand, lying casually on the high tree branch. The scene was beautiful and romantic, and at this moment, he looked like a beautiful youth who had walked out of a manga.

His eyes were clear and bright, as if they could see through everything. His gaze was fixed steadily on Su Luo, with a wicked smile on his lips, a smile full of deep meaning.

"Is it good to look at?" he asked with a smile, his expression seemingly very pleased.

Although these were only three words, they were a double entendre.

He could be asking whether the show was good to watch, or whether his appearance was good to look at; perhaps, it was both.

Su Luo's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

When did this man arrive? Before or after her? She hadn't even noticed.

Was her vigilance too low, or was his cultivation too high? She knew she had been on guard the whole time, so it must be that his cultivation was too high.

Su Luo's lips slowly curved up, and she said coldly, "Have you seen enough?"

Su Luo harbored a hint of hostility toward someone who came uninvited and watched her show with such composure.

A trace of surprise flashed in Nangong Liuyun's heart. His Phoenix eyes, as black as ink, met Su Luo's beautiful eyes. Suddenly, he discovered that his heart rate was faster than usual.

A playful smile curved on his lips: "What an insidious and ruthless woman."

Su Luo raised an eyebrow slightly and replied with a half-smile: "What a sanctimonious man."

Nangong Liuyun bloomed with a brilliant, shimmering smile at Su Luo, his gentle and pleasant voice wicked and low: "Not so, not so, this prince and you are the same kind of people."

The implication was that if Su Luo mocked him again, she would be mocking herself at the same time.