Thinking about the various things she had done to this man before, Luo Qingtong made up her mind in her heart, she must not be exposed!
At all costs, she had to bluff her way through this time!
"Are you here to ask this old man to refine medicine? Unfortunately, this old man refines medicine solely based on mood! Right now, someone has intruded into my bathing chamber; my mood is very bad! Please leave!"
Luo Qingtong waved her sleeves heavily, not giving a second thought to driving the person away!
She deliberately emphasized the words "this old man," her tone filled with arrogance!
She wished that Ye Qianming would take the hint and scram!
However, since Ye Qianming harbored suspicions about her, how could he leave just because of these few words?
He coldly watched Luo Qingtong, ignoring her words to shoo him away, and instead asked again, "Where did you get this Medicine Recipe from?"
His gaze fixed on the ferocious Rashamon Mask under Luo Qingtong's black hood, trying to see whether the eyes behind her mask were blind.
However, this mask was specially made by Luo Qingtong, so he couldn't see clearly her eyes and face behind the mask.
Ye Qianming couldn't be sure at the moment whether she was the person he was looking for.
"Medicine Recipe? Oh, I exchanged it with a young girl!" Luo Qingtong knew the crux of the matter was coming.
The other party clearly had suspicions about her, hence the question.
At this time, it was not suitable to respond with "I don't know" or anything else! Only by mixing truth with falsehood could there be a chance to muddle through.
"I saved her, and she gave me this medicine recipe! I found the effects of the recipe to be excellent, so I refined it!"
"What? You know that young girl? Even if that's the case, asking for the recipe back is impossible! I obtained it through legitimate means!"
Luo Qingtong said, mixing truth with fiction.
Young girl...
Ye Qianming's eyes slightly narrowed.
If the person was really an elder, then referring to that woman as a "young girl" was indeed not wrong!
However...
At this moment, Ye Qianming suddenly stepped forward.
With a whoosh, he reached out to grab Luo Qingtong.
The palm wind carried no attack power; the objective was only the large black cloak she was wearing!
—He wanted to see with his own eyes whether she was indeed that woman!
Damn!
Luo Qingtong had been wary of Ye Qianming's movements all along, and the moment she saw him reach out, she instinctively wanted to dodge!
But she soon realized his target was her cloak!
With this man's strength, there was no way she could dodge!
If she really dodged, wouldn't that be walking into a trap, telling him she was indeed the woman from Jiuyu Mountain who took advantage of his serious injury?
Damn!
Either way, it was a losing situation!
Dodging meant walking into a trap!
And just because she could evade this move, didn't mean she could evade the next!
Luo Qingtong could sense that there were other people outside the room, all very strong!
Obviously, they must be this man's subordinates!
If her identity was exposed, there was no escaping! She'd be caught by this man within minutes!
But not dodging; she had just bathed, without any disguise or bandages or any fake old skin texture painted on her body, exposing this would definitely give her away!
Why did this man come at such a timely moment?!
Couldn't he have waited until after her bath and disguise were complete?!
It was totally infuriating!
As Ye Qianming's hand approached closer and closer, Luo Qingtong's thoughts raced urgently.
The next second, she gritted her teeth—screw it!
She forcefully took a step back.